Hi my name is Aspen Stitt and I am a senior at Paly and the Managing Editor of Viking!! I play lacrosse and field hockey and a fun fact about me is that I love to ski in the snow! I can do a backflip ...

Valenti’s love for the trade was immediate. She took to it like a fish in water; the physicality of running up and down the field appealed to her inner track star, the communication between officials ...

The FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions Leagues competitions are actually fairly similar, with the Champions League being equivalent to the World Cup for the club teams in Europe. It began with the ...

In the Scandinavian countries of Norway and Sweden, the yearly average temperature is 46 degrees Fahrenheit. The coldest ever recorded temperature is 63 degrees below zero. To put that in perspective, ...

This is a major problem that has only heightened in recent years, and the league needs to fix it. In 2003, the NFL saw the opportunity to implement the “Rooney Rule.” Named after then Pittsburgh ...

Kinga Czajkowska is one of Paly High School’s best runners. She started running track when she was young, and over time, her dedication led her to a Division 1 commitment to Cornell. She first started ...

Often, athletes feel pressured to stay in a sport even when they no longer find enjoyment, face injuries, or find themselves in a toxic environment. Burnout is much more common than many think, but ...

The girls’ field hockey team is back in session and ready to start the new season. Field hockey has only been a part of the athletic program at Paly for a few years now but is gaining more and more ...

Contact is a part of nearly every sport. In football, players tackle each other. Water polo players battle for position. Runners have repetitive contact with the ground. Soccer players head the ball.

Juggling academics and athletics is a challenge that the majority of Paly has to deal with on a daily basis, which can often lead to increased stress and declined performances in both fields. An ...

Paly girls golf competed yesterday in the CCS sectional championship, attempting to qualify for the norcal regional championships. They finished sixth in the tournament, shooting 450 overall, missing ...

When eighth-grader Alexa Gwyn moved from Sydney, Australia to Palo Alto in 2015, she had one condition: she wanted to continue playing field hockey, her childhood passion. Upon arrival, she was ...