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Palo Alto to Manchester United: Sophomore Pursues Soccer Career Friday, September 23, 2022, 12:58 pm | Oracle, Gunn High School
No one needs to tell sophomore Andrea Lu to keep her eyes on the ball. Throughout her life, she’s kept her gaze locked on the black-and-white sphere, both on the field and on the TV screen. Now, she’s tracked its path all the way to England, where she has begun studying at Manchester United Academy... Read More >>
Cross country: Karen Saxena Friday, September 23, 2022, 10:20 am | Oracle, Gunn High School
While Karen Saxena holds a familiar role in the math department, this year she will be a new face at the track, as the new head coach of cross country. Running has played a significant role throughout Saxena’s life. “I started running cross country in the ninth grade,” she said. “I am still running with... Read More >>
Football: Dethrick Slocum Friday, September 23, 2022, 10:20 am | Oracle, Gunn High School
One of the new changes to Gunn’s sports programs has been the appointment of a new head football coach, Dethrick Slocum. From early on, Slocum had a passion for all things football. “Football played a huge role growing up in Fresno,” he said. “My uncle and older cousin were my coaches when I played in... Read More >>
Staff Sports: Carly takes a swing at tennis Friday, September 23, 2022, 10:17 am | Oracle, Gunn High School
For years, I distinguished myself in icebreaker discussions with three go-to fun facts: I go to Gunn, I write for The Oracle and I do track and cross country. The sports I participate in have been an integral part of my identity since freshman year, making it all the more unfortunate that runners have gained... Read More >>
Paly girls volleyball falls to rival Los Gatos Thursday, September 22, 2022, 10:33 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School Paly girls volleyball lost to Los Gatos on Thursday night by a score of 3 sets to 1. “We didn’t come into the game very strong and competitively, but we got momentum towards the end,” Evie Kramer said (’23). Although Los Gatos won in 4 sets, the Vikings kept it competitive throughout, with each set... Read More >>
Girls golf defeats Monte Vista 208-239 Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 8:36 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School Paly girls golf had a strong showing against Monte Vista today, winning with a score of 208-239. Junior Alexa Pineda shot a match-high of 34, shooting one under par. However, she still says there is room to improve before their next match. “I should improve on my putting as it’s not at its best and... Read More >>
Paly Girls Water Polo Beats Lynbrook 11-3 Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 2:15 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School The Paly girls water polo team beat Lynbrook at home yesterday afternoon, winning 11-3 in their league home opener. “It was great to see us all work together for a really dominate victory,” senior captain Samantha Lee said. And dominating it was. Lee scored six goals, and junior outside shooter Eliza Gaither also had a... Read More >>
Baylands SCVAL Cross Country Meet Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 11:48 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly Cross Country had an all around strong performance at the first SCVAL meet this season with several noteworthy individual performances and an overall strong team showing for both the boys and girls divisions. Coming off of third place finishes in the team standings for both varsity boys and girls at the previous meet, the... Read More >>
Paly Girls Volleyball Comeback Against Gunn Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 10:25 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Last Thursday the girls volleyball team competed against Gunn in a close match and an amazing comeback that kept the Viking fans on the edge of their seats. “It was definitely a thrilling match, we were down 0-2 and we obviously didn’t want to go down to Gunn in 3, so we all decided as... Read More >>