Top 10 greatest Super Bowl commercials of all time

Kevin Dukovic, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2013
Filed under Pro Sports, Top Stories

The Super Bowl is about more than the two teams competing; it is an American tradition that has, over the years, evolved into a larger-than-life event for both fans and marketers. According to The Wall Street Journal, last year more than 110 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl, and this... Read more »

A tasty lucky charm

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
January 27, 2013
Filed under Columns, Top Stories

Let's admit it: when it comes to sports, we are all a little superstitious. But, when it comes to our beloved San Francisco 49ers, we are far and beyond a little superstitious. We all do what we can when it comes to helping the Niners secure their win, whether it's wearing that special Willis jersey... Read more »

Hansen: the man behind the mustache

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
December 15, 2012
Filed under Features, Profiles, Top Stories

He is pretty hard to miss. Standing at 6 feet 1 inch tall, with dark sunglasses, a puffy mustache and a booming chuckle, Paly head football coach Earl Hansen has led the Vikings to 195 wins, four Central Coast Section titles and two California State Bowl Game appearances in 27 seasons. He was also... Read more »

The house that Harbaugh built

Sammy Solomon and Jonny Glazier
December 14, 2012
Filed under Featured Athlete, Profiles

Whispers circulated through the student section as the Viking football team took on the Los Gatos Wildcats; “Jim Harbaugh (‘82) is here.” Wearing a Giants baseball cap, the San Francisco 49ers head coach was sitting towards the top of the Paly stands next to his wife Sarah and high school friend,... Read more »

Football season ends with 52-35 loss to Serra

Alan Lamarque and Zach Rizk
November 16, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Football, Top Stories

The Palo Alto Viking's football team dropped a 52-35 decision to the Serra High School Padres in the first round of the Central Coast Section Open Division Playoffs Friday night at Hod Ray Field. Paly struck first, late in the first quarter with quarterback Keller Chryst (‘14) connecting with running... Read more »

Vikings drop 56 points in win over Mountain View

Zach Rizk, Staff Writer
November 2, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Football, Top Stories

Paly football brought an offensive show to Spartan Stadium on Friday afternoon, winning 56-28 and advancing to 7-2 (6-1 league) in a game where Justin Gates Mouton ('13) recorded three touchdowns and Matt Tolbert reached 1,000 yards on the season. On the opening kickoff, Justin Gates-Mouton returned... Read more »

Football defeats Saratoga 51-34 on Homecoming Night

Rohit Ramkumar, Staff Writer
October 27, 2012
Filed under Featured Sports Scrollbox, Football, Top Stories

The Palo Alto Vikings football team defeated the Saratoga Falcons 51-34 on Homecoming night to cap off Spirit Week. The Viking’s offense and defense were the stories of this game, as they were able to bring enough firepower to defeat a Saratoga team that threw for over 400 yards. The Vikings were... Read more »

Ripped and legal

Paul Bienaimé and Rohit Ramkumar
October 10, 2012
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Last month, the sports world watched in awe as cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong discontinued his fight against steroid allegations made by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). After an almost year-long struggle, Armstrong quit, effectively admitting his guilt... Read more »

Summer cut short

Annemarie Drez, Staff writer
October 10, 2012
Filed under Columns, Top Stories

Would anyone rather spend seven hours in a classroom than enjoy the late summer weather? Probably not.  A shortened 2012 summer meant less time for students to relax, hang out with friends or get their tans on. However, there is another side to the abridged summer. Aside from the loss of time to... Read more »

Fresh out of Luck

Josh Stern, Staff Writer
October 10, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Top Stories

Before Stanford played USC, I was ready to write a long column on all the ways the Cardinal needed to step up in order to repeat the success of previous seasons. After its first two games, Stanford seemed like it wouldn't be able to win against a decent team. But as I stormed the field with the rest... Read more »