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Girls Lacrosse Season Recap Friday, May 20, 2022, 2:41 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly girls lacrosse had an exciting season this year with a team dominant of underclassmen. The team ended with an overall record of five wins and nine losses, placing sixth in the SCVAL league. The girls varsity lacrosse team lost the majority of their upperclassmen last season but is now a team of both... Read More >>
Softball Season Recap Thursday, May 19, 2022, 5:33 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly Vikings softball team finished the season strong with a 23-2 win against Lynbrook on their final game and senior night last thursday. Overall, their record this season was 8-14 and, in league, they were 5-7. They finished their season 4th in the El Camino league. This was another difficult year for the softball... Read More >>
Girls Team of the Year: Basketball Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 1:44 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
After an 18 game winning streak and first place De Anza League finish, the girls varsity basketball team broke Paly history as the first girls basketball team to both compete and win in the CCS Open division playoffs. With a healthy combination of senior leadership and skilled underclassmen, the team flourished and in turn dismantled... Read More >>
Paly Badminton finishes season undefeated, sets sights on CCS Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 10:20 am | Campanile, Palo Alto High School The badminton team finished the season undefeated with a 12-0 record. Varsity badminton coach Leonard Hill said the last games of the season went well. “They were easy victories,” Hill said. With the season now over, captain and junior Emma Edwards said the team is preparing for CCS and SCVAL championships. “(CCS qualifications) haven’t happened yet,” Edwards said. “But we’ll find out if we qualify at the league finals next week.” Edwards said she is confident some players on the... Read More >>
Boys lacrosse reaches first CCS playoff appearance in school history Monday, May 16, 2022, 3:43 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School After becoming the first Paly boys lacrosse team to qualify for CCS, the team’s season ended with a 16-3 playoff loss to Menlo School on May 11. Throughout the regular season, the team had its struggles with COVID-19 outbreaks and having to face tougher, private-school opponents from other leagues, senior co-captain Ben Schweitzer said. “We knew going into it that (Serra and Menlo) would be tough games, but we also knew that there was still a chance we’d win,” Schweitzer... Read More >>
Baseball wins De Anza league title Monday, May 16, 2022, 3:33 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School With a 24-5 record and a 13-1 league record, the varsity baseball team has clinched the number one seed in the De Anza League. After going 2-2 in the Boras Baseball Classic — a nationally-recognized tournament consisting of the top teams in California — earlier in the season, the team hopes to use its experience playing against tough opponents to finish out the season strong, head coach Pete Fukuhara said. “We did not come away winning the tournament, but what... Read More >>
Committed Corner: Carter Jung Monday, May 16, 2022, 2:54 pm | Coat of Arms, Menlo School
In December 2021, senior Carter Jung committed to play Division III football at Amherst College. Jung began playing tackle football as a freshman at Menlo, and significantly contributed to one of the most successful seasons in school history this past year. Fellow senior football captain Jack Giesler was thrilled about Jung’s commitment and quickly praised... Read More >>
Students React to Eventful 2022 NFL Draft Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 11:26 pm | Coat of Arms, Menlo School
The 2022 National Football League (NFL) draft recently took place in Las Vegas, where 262 prospects heard their names called on the big stage. A variety of NFL fans at Menlo reacted to the decisions made by their favorite teams. While the majority of Menlo NFL fans are loyal to the local San Francisco 49ers,... Read More >>