Girls’ lacrosse loses early lead, drops league championship in triple overtime

Audrey DeBruine, Features Editor
May 12, 2013
Filed under Lacrosse - Girls, Top Stories

In sudden death triple overtime, the Paly girls’ lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaker to the St. Francis Lancers in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) championship Saturday at Burlingame High School. The Vikings led the game 9-3 at halftime before the Lancers responded in the second half,... Read more »

Brief: Boy’s lacrosse falls to SHP in CCS semi-finals

Tara Lawrence
May 8, 2013
Filed under Lacrosse - Boys, Spring Sports, Top Stories

The Vikes suffered a hard loss to Sacred Heart Prep today, finishing the CCS semi-final game with a score of 6-18. This loss signaled the team's elimination CCS and their  final game of the season. Despite multiple shots on goal in the first half, the Vikings could not get the ball past SHP's goalie... Read more »

Lady Vikes beat out Saratoga, 15-8, in semi-finals

Josh Stern, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2013
Filed under Lacrosse - Girls, Spring Sports, Top Stories

Coming off a tough 18-3 loss to Amador Valley, the Paly girls’ lacrosse team managed to edge out the Saratoga Falcons, 15-8, in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Semi-Finals. The team rallied behind leading scorers and starting midfielders Charlotte Biffar (’13) and Nina Kelty (’13)... Read more »

Girls’ lacrosse breezes by Leland Chargers on Senior Night

Paul Bienaimé, Multimedia Editor
May 2, 2013
Filed under Lacrosse - Girls, Top Stories, Videos

On Senior Night at Palo Alto High School, the girls’ lacrosse team breezed by the Leland Chargers, ending one of the seniors’ last home games with a winning score of 20-3. The team started the game off quickly by scoring three unresponded goals within the first few minutes of the half. After a few... Read more »

What if?

Josh Stern, Staff Writer
April 26, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories

If you ask basketball phenom E.J. Floreal (Laurence Dunbar ‘13) what he misses about Palo Alto, he’ll tell you about the Paly-Gunn crosstown rivalry: green and white versus red and black. The two schools exist in close proximity and relish clashing in a competitive environment. This kind of high-intensity... Read more »

More than just a game

Jonny Glazier
April 26, 2013
Filed under Columns, Last Word, Top Stories

It was a moment that I hope to wipe clean from my memory someday, but one I’ll never forget. One of those “where were you when...?” type events. As I flipped to CNN, I saw a chilling cloud of smoke rise from streets I knew all too well. Multiple bombs had gone off at the finish line of the Boston... Read more »

The Viking tries Rockin’ Jump

Ami Drez
April 26, 2013
Filed under Columns, Top Stories, Viking Tries

On Saturday April 13, Viking staff member Ami Drez drove out to Rockin’ Jump, a trampoline park in San Carlos. Upon her arrival, after about a 20-minute drive, Drez was required to sign an electronic waiver via the four computers provided. After filling out the waiver, Rockin’ Jump charged her $12... Read more »

First and 10: Breaking the bank

Austin Poore
April 26, 2013
Filed under Columns, First and 10, Top Stories

Right in the middle of March Madness, news quietly broke regarding two of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) marquee players: Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander and Giants’ catcher Buster Posey each signed record-setting long-term deals with their respective teams. Posey signed a nine-year, $167 million... Read more »

North Korean sports feel the effects of rising tensions within the country

Niall Patrick, Staff Writer
April 26, 2013
Filed under Columns, Pro Sports, Top Stories

On July 25, 2012, days before the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, the North Korean women’s soccer team was scheduled to play Colombia. Even before the game started, problems began to arise. A North Korean player's name was announced when all of a sudden, a loud uproar rang out through... Read more »

East vs. West

James Harrison
April 26, 2013
Filed under Features, Lacrosse - Boys, Top Stories

Winning three consecutive playoff games by one goal and going on to win the championship in any sport is a tough feat, regardless of level. Doing so in the first season of a team’s existence is even harder. Nevertheless, the Palo Alto boy’s lacrosse team did this just four years ago as Paly’s newest... Read more »