Serving to a different beat

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
April 15, 2012
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says

Friends, let’s start out with a little…storytelling. As most of you who are familiar with The Viking know, we cover all Paly sporting events by dividing up into beat teams. Each beat team is responsible for covering a sport for the entirety of its season and currently, I have the honor of being... Read more »

Reppin’ For My Town

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
March 18, 2012
Filed under Columns, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Shannon Says

You know the phrase "these things don't happen every day?" Well reader, that's because they don't. Not for kids (well technically I am an adult) at Paly, or any high schooler for that matter. Last Friday Night, I didn’t dance on table tops with Katy Perry. Instead, on The Viking's first ever New York... Read more »

Satisfaction

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
March 4, 2012
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says, Top Stories

Athlete or not, life goals are a part of, well...life. But the countless hours of work, determination, and reaching the point of nearly quitting are all worth it once you make it through to the other side. Reader, I accomplished a life goal today. It is kind of silly, in retrospect: I got my CCS time... Read more »

I’ve Been Linking…

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
February 20, 2012
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says

This President’s Day break, oh humble readers, Shanzie here did the unthinkable. I watched a live NBA game, two nights in a row. (I know, I know. Don’t faint out of shock or anything.) And I have Jeremy Lin to thank for this monumental moment in my life. To be honest, I was an NFL girl up until... Read more »

Food for an Athlete’s Thought

January 29, 2012
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says

Like any athlete, I like food. Like any water athlete, I burn more calories than the average person does in a week. I eat a lot. A LOT. Of food. Put down any kind of food, you name it, it will become good friends with my stomach down below momentarily. There’s one food in particular, however, that... Read more »

Colts Getting “Lucky”

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
January 8, 2012
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says, Top Stories

Happy 2012, readers! Yes, this early on in the year, a crucial issue has caught my eye: the Colts have earned the number one draft pick. Yes, I do know that this means their season of one win and god KNOWS how many losses has earned them this title. Needless to say, the lack of Peyton Manning was... Read more »

Give A Little

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
November 27, 2011
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says, Top Stories

Each time the holiday season comes around, I have to clear a little space in the corner of my room to fit my pint-size Christmas tree, a tradition my family has practiced since my birth. Friends, you know the holidays have arrived in Scheeldom when a petite noble fir (this year, mine’s named Norbert)... Read more »

Just do it

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
November 20, 2011
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says, Top Stories

No beating around the bush: I have an obsession with Nike products. Sometimes I find my consumerism a little bit embarrassing. But no matter how much my friends berate me for the thirteen (GASP) pairs of jeans I own, I can’t help myself: I’m an athlete, but also a shopper. And to be honest, if... Read more »

Shannon on the Run

November 13, 2011
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says

Every Sunday morning ordeal with my fantasy squad, Team Brosefina, goes down in a similar manner. (I am particularly engrossed in Fantasy sports this Sunday, as I am in denial that I will never play another high school water polo game as a Viking and that is too much to handle.) I set my alarm to... Read more »

Look out for lockouts!

Shannon Scheel, Columnist
October 23, 2011
Filed under Columns, Shannon Says

  This past humble evening, I realized that my columns needed a little extra “oomph.” Also, since I’ve started tweeting (if you need more of a daily Shans fix, hit up “shanscheel” on Twitter one time), I have been motivated to become more in touch with the news of the world. Because,... Read more »