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Baseball starts season in top form, crushing rival Sequoia High School Monday, March 6, 2023, 9:15 pm | Paw Print, Woodside High School
With the start of the 2022-2023 spring sports, the much-awaited baseball teams look forward to a strong season. Varsity currently sits at a 4-0 overall record, while junior varsity has a similarly sound 3-1 overall record. Varsity has their next [non-league] game against Monte Vista High School on Wednesday, March 8th, while junior varsity has... Read More >>
First person look at the boys golf team Monday, March 6, 2023, 12:05 pm | Paw Print, Woodside High School
As a member of the golf team, I can confirm that the season is starting off strong. After the first couple of practices, the golf team is looking promising and has a lot of skill from old and new players. Woodside golf team coach Chris Dawkins started the season on January 30 with a meeting... Read More >>
Boys Swim and Dive beats Cupertino and Harker Sunday, March 5, 2023, 9:31 am | Viking, Palo Alto High School Paly boys swimming beat Cupertino and Harker in a double dual meet yesterday. The Paly-Harker score was 245-73, and the Paly-Cupertino score was 221-117. The meet was rainy and windy, leading to longer breaks between races and tents being blown off the ground. “It started out a little shaky,” senior Will Rowell said. “The weather... Read More >>
Boys Lacrosse Season Preview Friday, March 3, 2023, 9:53 am | Viking, Palo Alto High School As Paly boys laccrosse has only been around for around a decade, they went to CCS for the first time last season. The team had many ups and downs last year going for a four game winning streak followed by a 5 game losing streak. However, even with the losses, boys lacrosse made a comeback... Read More >>
Injuries harm mental health, motivation of student athletes Friday, March 3, 2023, 8:00 am | Campanile, Palo Alto High School Liam Giffen crouches, ready to explode. The moment the ball is snapped, he barrels toward the quarterback. Avoiding a teammate, Giffen plants his leg, and an opponent slams into him, tearing his ACL. Giffen, a sophomore defensive lineman on the varsity football team, has a story that may sound familiar to many athletes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 250,000 athletes yearly suffer an injury from an anterior cruciate ligament, better known as ACL. In addition... Read More >>
Baseball Season Preview Thursday, March 2, 2023, 9:29 am | Viking, Palo Alto High School Coming off of a strong year, falling just short in the CCS Open Division championship against St. Francis, Paly baseball is positioned to have yet another successful season. With the team having lost 10 seniors just this past year, the start of this new season will be a learning curve, forcing younger guys to... Read More >>
Boys Swimming Dual Meet against SF and MA Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 2:16 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly swim dominated Menlo Atherton and Saint Francis in a non-league meet on 2/24. Paly scored 112 to 58 against Saint Francis and 134 to 24 against Menlo Atherton. This was not a traditional meet, as dual meets are usually between two teams instead of three. However, this meet would be harder than... Read More >>