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Cross Country Season Recap Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 2:24 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly Cross Country finished their season strong in the CIF State Championship on November 27th. With an 11th place team finish for boys, and a 6th place individual finish for junior Elizabeth Fetter, the team was very proud of their performance. “A lot of people were sick and the team’s morale suffered a little bit,... Read More >>
Girls Volleyball Season Recap Wednesday, November 24, 2021, 2:19 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Girls Volleyball season sadly came to an end with a loss against Menlo Atherton in the first round of CCS. Despite an upsetting final game, the Vikings battled hard throughout the season, placing third in league with a record of 8-4. The team kicked off the season with an impressive non-league win against Menlo... Read More >>
Girls Golf Season Recap Sunday, November 21, 2021, 12:24 am | Viking, Palo Alto High School
During this past week, the girls golf team successfully ranked second place at the States Championship with a score of 382, which wrapped up the fall season. “We were able to edge out one of our biggest competitors to claim the runner-up trophy,” Sydney Sung (‘22) said. The team was very proud of... Read More >>
Girls Water Polo Season Recap Friday, November 19, 2021, 6:41 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly Girls varsity water polo had a season full of ups and downs. After graduating many of their starting players last year, the team consisted of mostly younger athletes, providing a unique challenge to the team mentality and tenacity. With only one player who had started the year prior, it was unknown the amount of... Read More >>
Field Hockey Season Recap 2021 Friday, November 19, 2021, 2:47 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly field hockey continued their trend of strong performances in their 2021 season, placing second overall in SCVAL and boasting a 60% win rate. The team went into this season uncertain as many of the founding members of the team had graduated, but considering the performance shown this year, that did not slow the... Read More >>
Boys Waterpolo Season Recap 2021 Friday, November 19, 2021, 2:38 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The boys water polo season has officially come to an end, with an unfortunate defeat against cross-town rival Gunn. Nonetheless, their season was nothing short of spectacular, going from complete underdogs with a new coach to league champions The team started off strong, racking up multiple wins in the beginning of the season, dominating against... Read More >>
Girls Tennis Season Recap 2021 Friday, November 19, 2021, 2:38 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The fall sports season has finally come to an end. The Paly girls tennis team ended with a winning record for the 2021 season at a strong 9-6. Some highlight wins included a steamroll for the girls against rival Gunn and a huge upset against juggernaut Monta Vista. They started hot, and while there were... Read More >>
Volleyball setting up the absence rates for seventh period Monday, November 15, 2021, 8:56 am | Raven Report, Sequoia High School
Mikaila Miller, a sophomore, plays varsity volleyball and while it is the second month of school she already has 17 absences, which are excused but not her homework. These absences can lead to a lot of built up work for the student to do because of the missing class time and all the classwork done... Read More >>
A look at the new water polo coach Monday, November 1, 2021, 12:10 pm | Counterpoint, Castilleja
When you talk to new head water polo coach, Amy Chinn, you can tell that she is truly in her element at Castilleja. Her love for her team and the students is clear to see, and her passion for the sport would make even the most unathletic Castilleja student want to try out for the... Read More >>
Meet the new athletics staff Monday, November 1, 2021, 12:10 pm | Counterpoint, Castilleja
If you’ve had the chance to stop by the Fitness Center recently, you might have been lucky enough to run into one or both of two new additions to the Casti athletics staff. Joining us this year are Ms. Chinn, Assistant Athletic Director (and water polo coach), and Ms. Peña, Assistant Athletic Trainer. Ms. Peña... Read More >>
