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Athletic Director and Varsity Football Coach Nelson Gifford congratulates the Palo Alto High School varsity football team for a victory during the 2019 season at Viking Stadium. Over the summer, some Palo Alto Unified School District campuses reopened for socially distanced summer conditioning and several athletic teams at Paly held practices for five weeks before the Santa Clara County prohibited athletics activities. As athletics and the county start to reopen again, Gifford said he believes that contact sports will be able to play if in-person instruction begins.

Athletic conditioning scheduled to return mid-September

September 3, 2020

Girls' varsity basketball loses against Menlo Atherton at CCS Finals

Girls’ varsity basketball loses against Menlo Atherton at CCS Finals

March 9, 2020

Close loss ends boys' varsity basketball playoff journey

Close loss ends boys’ varsity basketball playoff journey

March 6, 2020

Boys varsity basketball wins CCS Finals

Boys varsity basketball wins CCS Finals

March 5, 2020

Senior guard Matthew Marzano drives down the court followed by a Mountain View defender. The Vikings won the game by a narrow two points after the Spartans’ buzzer beater three-point shot bounced off the rim. “My basketball career flashed before my eyes,” said Marzano. “I thought I would be done playing basketball if that shot went in, so my heart dropped. I was definitely nervous.” Photo: Arohi Bhattacharya

Boys’ basketball defeats Mountain View, advances in playoffs

February 29, 2020

Huge win for girls' varsity basketball at CCS quarterfinals

Huge win for girls’ varsity basketball at CCS quarterfinals

February 27, 2020

Senior guard Will DeAndre dribbles through Homestead’s defense while looking for a pass. DeAndre is one of six seniors on the team who were honored in a ceremony preceding the Viking’s thrilling 47-33 victory on Friday. “Even though it’s not our last home game it was our time to recognize the seniors, and that’s always a special game,” Head Coach Jeff LaMere said. “It was a really fun game to play and I’m really happy to be able to send our seniors out on the right note.” Photo: Margaret Li

Boys’ basketball remains undefeated in league with senior night win

February 10, 2020

Lakers at Wizards 12/3/14

Kobe Bryant: the legacy of the Black Mamba

February 6, 2020

Winter rally to feature seniors vs. staff basketball game, prom reveal

Winter rally to feature seniors vs. staff basketball game, prom reveal

January 21, 2020

Boys' basketball: Vikings defeat Gunn in rivalry game

Boys’ basketball: Vikings defeat Gunn in rivalry game

January 19, 2020

Freshman Kaella Peters dribbles the ball as her teammates look on during the Palo Alto High School girls’ varsity basketball team’s first official game against South San Francisco High School Thursday at Paly. The team, consisting of five freshmen, defeated South Sanfrancisco 55–33. “We’re a young team and so we're going to play hard, we're going to make some mistakes, but if we keep playing hard, eventually, good things are going to happen,” Head Coach Scott Peters said. “We just played with great energy and played hard.” Photo: Margaret Li

Girls’ basketball wins first game of the season

December 8, 2019

Junior Annika Shah watches as her shot sinks into the net in a game against Santa Clara High School last season. This year, due to an injury, Annika will not be returning to compete with her teammates.

Season Preview: Girls’ basketball team hopeful despite losing players

December 4, 2019