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The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
Viking outside hitter Julian Hong aims a short tip past Wildcat setter Riley Nguyen Wednesday at a home game the Vikings won, 3-2, against Los Gatos High School. According to Wildcat head coach Brynja Thompson, it was an even matchup that they had special preparation for. “Paly has a lot of really talented players,” Thompson said. “We like to focus on the top hitters for each team, and Paly has a lot.” (Photo: Evan Chien)

Boys’ volleyball comes back to defeat Los Gatos

Nathan Jiang and Evan Chien
March 30, 2023
Palo Alto High School students pick up lunches from the Student Center cafeteria staff. According to Sophomore Sophia Ahn, the food is serviceable, but improvements could be made through a brand new system. “Considering they’re free, they’re alright,” Ahn remarks. “I think they could definitely be more nutritious and cut down on the fats and stuff, though.” (Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)

Could Los Gatos’ new lunch program expand?

Celina Lee and Evan Chien
March 6, 2023
Junior point guard Jackson Martin faces off against Titan sophomore Ethan Kitch. (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Preview: Boys Basketball to take on Los Altos in ranking-significant game

Avi Srinivasan and Joseph Kessler
January 16, 2023
Freshman shooting guard Vienn Sheng dribbles past a Los Gatos defender during Palo Alto’s 55-31 loss Sunday at home. We were hoping to get more shots and to really shut down their best players, which were 15 and 12,” Sheng said. “We wanted to identify what every players’ strengths and weaknesses were, and we also wanted more ball movement and good transitions.” (Photo: Arthur Wu)

Wildcats stop Viking girls’ b-ball streak at 18

Payton Anderson, Arthur Wu, and Maxwell Zhang
February 14, 2022
Varsity girls basketball gears up for final pre-CCS games

Varsity girls’ basketball gears up for final pre-CCS games

Payton Anderson, Maxwell Zhang, and Arthur Wu
February 11, 2022
Senior Iris Li prepares to serve the ball last week at home during the first round of the Central Coast Section tournament. In the second round of CCS, the Vikings lost to St. Francis, 0-7. Li said she was happy with the teams performance during the season. It was not necessarily the best way to end the season but I think we had a great overall season and it was really fun, Li said. (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Girls’ tennis eliminated from CCS

Jonathan Chen, Senior Staff Writer
November 17, 2021
Viking senior quarterback Danny Peters runs past a Wildcat defender in Friday nights 0-49 homecoming game loss against Los Gatos. Peters said that the Vikings’ lack of teamwork was a major factor in their loss. “Everyone should have been thinking together as a team and I think thats just what should have happened,” Peters said. “And today, [it] was not — it was all individual stuff and we all got in our own heads and it just didnt work out.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Vikings collapse in homecoming loss to Los Gatos

Avi Srinivasan, Benjamin Grimes, and Leena Hussein
October 16, 2021
Vikings console one another post-game.

Varsity football falls to Los Gatos in last game

Malia Wanderer, Daniel Garepis-Holland, and Amy Yu
April 19, 2021
Junior outside hitter Amelia Vugrincic tips the ball over the net during Palys 3-1 win at Homestead.

Girls’ volleyball faces tough test against Los Altos

Daniel Garepis-Holland, Senior Staff Writer
April 12, 2021
Junior guard and forward Aidan Rausch drive the ball down the court through Los Gatos defenders. The Vikings won the rivalry game, 49-35, by playing an exceptionally strong defense, shutting down Los Gatos’ scoring opportunities. “I thought our strongest point was defense, and one of the things we wanted to do was limit their three point shooters, they have a few guys who are very, very good shooters,” Head Coach Jeff LaMere said. “So one of our points of emphasis was to limit their opportunities … and they did a really wonderful job with that.”

Boys’ basketball defeats rival Los Gatos with strong defense

Malia Wanderer, Sports Editor
February 2, 2020
Senior Alexandra Lee prepares to pass the ball over a Los Gatos defender. The Vikings lost the match 8-3 after their coach was fired. “I just wanted to play,” senior Alexandra Lee said. “We’ve had a lot of stuff going on and I was just ready to put it all behind me and come out and play.”

Girls’ water polo: protests, senior night loss

Malia Wanderer, Sports Editor
October 27, 2019
Senior middle blocker Grace Thayer and junior middle blocker Trisha Razdan go in for a block against Los Gatos. “I just really wanted to come in and definitely have a lot of fun and for everyone to just play as hard as we can, Thayer said.

Girls’ Volleyball sweeps Los Gatos

Malia Wanderer, Sports Editor
October 18, 2019
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