Peninsula Prep Sports

Student athletes give insight into college recruitment process
Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 12:46 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
Hillary Studdert, a 2023 Stanford University track and field commit, will soon sit down and sign onto the team officially. After over a year of back-and-forth emails and social media communication, Studdert will soon become a part of the 2027 Stanford graduating class.  Everyone’s journey to post-secondary education can be stressful and different. From athletics to academics, many students recognize that the college recruitment process is both a business and a huge decision.  “Sometimes, it feels like coaches forget they... Read More >>

Boys Basketball Extends Undefeated Season Against Lowell
Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 2:42 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
This past Saturday, M-A’s boys’ basketball team defeated Lowell High School by a score of 51-43. The game started off slow, a defensive battle as both teams forced turnovers. Frequent... Read More >>

Girls Soccer Crush Palo Alto 4-0
Monday, December 19, 2022, 8:01 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
Girls Soccer Team Dominates Against Paly in a 4-0 Win This past Thursday, the girls soccer team continued their undefeated season against the Palo Alto Vikings, ending with a score... Read More >>

The Menstruation Situation
Monday, December 19, 2022, 4:27 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
A single week has a finite number of hours. For students, the challenge is often fitting everything in: Thirty hours of school; Fifty-six hours of sleep; Sometimes 18 or more hours of schoolwork and studying; On top of this, every four weeks, a large proportion of healthy teens spend over one hundred hours straight bleeding.... Read More >>

The CCS Dilemma: How Strict is Too Strict?
Monday, December 19, 2022, 3:37 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly athletes, and most high school athletes in general, participate in club sports along with their high school counterparts. This gives them two unique opportunities to improve and play at a high level. Both are fun and competitive, but they have some drastic differences. The differences provide advantages for both. From what I have observed... Read More >>

Viking Tries: The Driving Range
Monday, December 19, 2022, 3:34 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
In most sports, the higher the score, the better. This holds true for almost every professional sport played here in the States; in basketball, football, baseball, and soccer, the team who wins is the team that scores the highest amount of points. But, have you ever heard of a sport where scoring lower is better?... Read More >>