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Woodside baseball comes to a close Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 2:06 pm | Paw Print, Woodside High School
Coming off a tough 8-7 loss to El Camino, Woodside Varisty Baseball is 9-9 overall and trying to get above .500 with upcoming games against Half Moon Bay, Tera Nova, and Mills. Woodside has struggled in the league, as they are just 3-5 this year, but have shown great resilience throughout the season and have... Read More >>
Boys’ volleyball beats Los Altos Monday, May 2, 2022, 5:23 pm | Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School
The Palo Alto High School varsity boys’ volleyball team (10-2) edged out the Los Altos High School Eagles (9-3), 3-1, Friday night at home, bringing them up to second place in the DeAnza League. After winning its most recent game against Wilcox High School and maintaining a four game win-streak, Paly had significant energy going... Read More >>
Varsity girls lacrosse score another win on their way to top of league Sunday, May 1, 2022, 4:21 pm | Oracle, Mountain View High School
Varsity girls lacrosse won against Los Altos with a score of 11–5, on Wed. April 27th, maintaining a 10–4 record on the season. Instead of having one heavily reliant “superstar” player, the MVHS team is “unique” because teammates all “develop together,” Assistant coach Paige Bennion said. “We have an accepting, unified team, but it’s important... Read More >>
Paly finds new head football coach Saturday, April 30, 2022, 11:33 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School David DeGeronimo, Greene physical education teacher and Los Altos High School football coach, will be the head football coach for the 2022-2023 school year following the departure of the previous head football coach, Nelson Gifford. DeGeronimo, one of Paly’s former assistant football coach for 12 years, said he is excited to return to Paly sports. “I look forward to coaching at Paly (again) and meeting the team,” DeGeronimo said. “I’d like to get their feedback on what worked and what... Read More >>
Spartans baseball redeems initial loss with victory against Vikings Saturday, April 23, 2022, 6:11 pm | Oracle, Mountain View High School
On Wednesday, April 20, the boys baseball team lost against Palo Alto High School in an away-conference game ending with a final score of 11–1. Following this match, the Spartans will continue to hold their fifth place standing in the DeAnza League. By the second inning, junior Tyler Yocum successfully achieved the Spartan’s single run... Read More >>
Shin splint epidemic hurts athletes Saturday, April 23, 2022, 1:44 pm | Paw Print, Woodside High School
Recently, Woodside’s track team has been undergoing another pandemic: shin splints. “Shin splints are pains that you get in your shins when you’re running without proper stretching or etiquette,” cross country and track runner, Adrian Wilson said. Students get shin splints from running too much in a short amount of time. Too much running can... Read More >>
Class of ‘21 alumni succeed in college sports Saturday, April 23, 2022, 12:00 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School In a game against the Oregon Ducks on March 5, University of California at Santa Barbara infielder and Paly alumnus Zander Darby broke a fourth-inning scoreless tie, pushing his first collegiate homer over the left-field fence. Three innings later, Darby did it again. Darby, a freshman on the UCSB baseball team, played junior varsity baseball at Paly for one year and varsity baseball for three years. Darby said a perk of playing a sport at the collegiate level is being... Read More >>
Boys’ lacrosse topples Los Altos Thursday, April 21, 2022, 10:10 pm | Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School
In a must-win game, the Palo Alto varsity boys’ lacrosse team (5-3) crushed the Los Altos Eagles (3-5), 9-3, Tuesday evening at home. Having suffered a defeat earlier in the season against Los Altos, the Vikings came into the game looking to enact revenge and also improve their position in the DeAnza league, according to... Read More >>
Despite season challenges, boys lacrosse builds up confidence Thursday, April 21, 2022, 1:59 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School Coach DJ Shelton said the team is young compared to previous years because he was forced to bring up freshmen and sophomores after losing players early in the season. “We have a good senior leadership group and our captains are really good guys, so we’re banking on that because with a young team it usually takes them an extra few weeks to get the swing of things at the varsity level,” Shelton said. While having a team of younger players... Read More >>