Female Underclassman of the Year: Jacey Pederson

Michael Strong, Business Manager
May 22, 2013
Filed under Featured Athlete, Features, Profiles, Soccer - Girls

Jacey Pederson (’16) walked onto the Palo Alto High School campus less than one year ago. However, if you are a soccer fan, or are simply a person who appreciates talent, then you most likely already know of her. With the school year coming to a close, the Viking Magazine has awarded Underclassmen... Read more »

Male team of the year: Boys’ Basketball

Paul Bienaimé, Multimedia Editor
May 22, 2013
Filed under Basketball - Boys

    After graduating four starting seniors and losing star player E.J. Floreal (Laurence Dunbar ‘13) from the 2011-2012 season, the Paly boys’ basketball team came into 2013 with big positions to fill. Floreal averaged 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, and, with the seniors, led the team... Read more »

The great debate: Mike Rice

Jonny Glazier and Rohit Ramkumar
April 26, 2013
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Columns, Great Debate, Top Stories

Did the sports community and the entire nation overreact to the Mike Rice incident or did they react the right way? Rohit: I think that people are overreacting to this whole incident. Keep in mind, I am in no way condoning Mike Rice’s actions. Rather, I believe that the outside world is looking... Read more »

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 »

Join the Viking Bracket Challenge today!

Colin Patterson, News Editor
March 11, 2013
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories

It is that time of year again, Paly. The madness is upon us! In a matter of weeks college basketball fans all across America will construct their own "perfect" bracket. We at The Viking have created our very own bracket pool for all Paly students, basketball fans or otherwise, to join and see who owns... Read more »

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 »

Brief: Paly basketball routed in first-round CCS loss

Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer
February 22, 2013
Filed under Basketball - Boys

In the first round of the Central Coast Section (CCS) Open Division championship, the boys’ basketball team was defeated by Archbishop Riordan High School, 58-47. Missed opportunities and an injury to starting center Keller Chryst (‘14) culminated in a tough loss for the Vikings. “We had... Read more »

Girls’ soccer season ends with CCS rules violation, four forfeitures

Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer
February 22, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories

The Paly girls’ soccer team received the decision Thursday afternoon that it would be disqualified from Central Coast Section (CCS) play for a rules violation and must forfeit its past four victories, including a 5-0 first round CCS playoff victory over San Benito on Wednesday. Defender Jacey... Read more »

‘E.J. Who?’

Julia Saul and Audrey DeBruine
February 22, 2013
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports

On Feb. 25, 2012, almost exactly one year ago, the Paly boys’ basketball team lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the St. Francis High School Lancers in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section (CCS) Division II championship tournament. This was the last game Israel Hakim (‘12), the team’s... Read more »

Pinning at all costs

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
February 22, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Wrestling

The sculpture of The Two Wrestlers standing in the Uffizi Collection in Florence, Italy depicts just one moment in the timeless sport of wrestling. The two muscular men have remained forever frozen amidst their battle to top one another for over five thousand years. During the winter months, this scene... Read more »