Cut short

Audrey DeBruine and Nora Rosati
March 21, 2013
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Features, Lacrosse - Girls, Soccer - Girls

“Helpless” and “frustrated.” That is how varsity soccer and lacrosse player Nina Kelty (‘13) was left feeling after her two most recent high school sports seasons. Both were lost to violations of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) rules when Paly fielded ineligible players. Last... Read more »

Girls’ Varsity Soccer 2013

Ami Drez, Staff Writer
March 1, 2013
Filed under Videos

Despite the abrupt ending to the 2013 season, due to CIF technicalities, the lady Vikes ended the season undefeated in league. Filmed and Edited by Ami Drez

Boys’ soccer falls to Alisal in CCS Quarterfinals

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
February 23, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys

In its second game in the Central Coast Section tournament, the Palo Alto High School boys' soccer team fell to the first place seed, the Alisal Trojans. Although the Vikings defeated the Trojans in a preseason tournament championship game in December, they could not hold back Alisal today. Eight... Read more »

Girls’ soccer shuts down Cupertino, advances to CCS

Sammy Solomon, News Editor
February 13, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories

On their senior night, the Paly's girls' soccer team conquered Cupertino High School 3-1, to end their regular season. The Lady Vikes, who remain undefeated in the El Camino league, will advance to the Central Coast Section Championships (CCS) next week. The Vikings began the game with aggressive... Read more »

Boys’ soccer beat Fremont 1-0

Ami Drez, Staff Witer
February 4, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys, Winter Sports

In a close match, Paly boys' varsity soccer defeated Fremont, 1-0 on Friday at home. In the first few minutes, Paly came out on a dominant note, maintaining possession. Cina Vacir ('14) moved down the field, passed the ball over to Preston Kuppe ('15) who faked out his defenders and the goalie scoring... Read more »

Boys’ soccer stomps crosstown rival 2-0

Paul Bienaimé, Staff Writer
January 30, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports

The Vikings' boys' soccer team took on the cross-town rival Gunn Titans at home, on Wednesday afternoon. The team took initiative and kept the ball on the right side of the field. Forward Gen Murphy ('13) set the team on a roll by netting the first goal, assisted by center midfielder Kirby Gee ('13). The... Read more »

Girls’ varsity soccer undefeated in league with another easy win

Ami Drez, Staff Writer
January 16, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories

The Paly girls’ varsity soccer team had yet another successful defeat this Wednesday at the Paly home turf. The lady Vikes beat Milpitas 6-1, leaving them undefeated in their league. Overall, the Vikings are satisfied with their win, h0wever, Coach Seedman believes that the girls' didn't play to... Read more »

After a thrilling victory over Wilcox, boys’ soccer is now 8-3 overall

Ami Drez, Staff Writer
January 14, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys

After coming back from winter break, the Paly boys' varsity soccer team was able to pull together an impressive 3-2 win against Wilcox. However, head coach Don Briggs emphasized the team's shortcomings. “I still don't think we’ve gotten to our full form from before the break," Briggs said.... Read more »

Vikings net eight goals, clobber Fremont

Josh Stern, Staff Writer
January 11, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories

The Palo Alto High School girls’ varsity soccer team remained undefeated in league play Friday after romping the Fremont Firebirds  8-1. This marked Paly's highest scoring effort of the season. “[We] did real well,” Paly assistant coach Eric Seedman said after the game. “That was probably... Read more »

Boys’ soccer gets a haircut

Annie Susco and Pippa Raffel
December 7, 2012
Filed under Videos

At Palo Alto High School the varsity boys' soccer team has a tradition of giving each other crazy haircuts before their first game of the season. This video is of a few short interviews with some of the players, telling The Viking Magazine what their hair cuts are all about. Filmed by Pippa Raffel and... Read more »