Peninsula Prep Sports

Paly football falls to Homestead in Homecoming game 14-10
Saturday, October 1, 2022, 5:32 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly football team fell to Homestead 14-10 at Palo Alto High School on Friday night in Paly’s Homecoming game.  Paly’s offense took a major blow when starting quarterback Declan Packer (‘24) would leave with an injury during the first drive.  “Not having a backup [quarterback] really changed the way we ran things offensively,” tight... Read More >>

Paly girls water polo beats Castilleja 6-4, making program history
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 8:27 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly girls water polo made program history beating Castilleja 6-4 for the first time ever Thursday night.  After narrowly falling to Castilleja 6-7 the previous matchup, the Vikings entered the game looking to come back and redeem themselves.  “They’ve historically been a very strong team, qualifying for Open division the last few years,” said senior... Read More >>

Athletes take painkillers before games to stay competitive, please coaches
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 7:43 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
With professional athlete alumni like Davante Adams, Joc Pederson and Jeremy Lin, Paly stu dent athletes can have a lot to live up to. And as these athletes push themselves, some say they turn to painkillers to lift their game to the next level and help them chase their aspirations. However, these illegally bought painkillers can actually aggravate injuries and even lead to addiction.  Athletic Director Jennifer Crane said she thinks athletes might take these painkillers because they love competing... Read More >>

Field Hockey Loses to St. Ignatius 3-0
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 11:23 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly varsity field hockey lost to St. Ignatius on Wednesday with a final score of 3-0. The girls fought their hearts out but unfortunately were defeated by the Wildcats in the end.   The outcome of this match, however, is in no way a testament to the work this team has put in outside of... Read More >>

Paly girls golf narrowly defeat Saratoga
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 8:36 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly girls golf team narrowly defeated Saratoga 237-244. The conditions they played in at their home course went against them, making it harder to score lower. “My shots were a lot shorter because of the wind,” Junior Angelina Chen said. Despite the advantage they usually had become a disadvantage, they still pulled the victory... Read More >>

Girls tennis focuses on new goals for competitive success, community
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 7:58 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
The girls tennis team anticipates a season filled with competitive success, but more importantly, strong team bonds, junior co-caption Erin Li said. Li, who has been a part of the team since her  freshman year, also said this season will present some challenges as the graduating senior class was a majority of last year’s team. “Some possible challenges I feel like we will face in the upcoming season is probably staying competitive in our league since we lost some of... Read More >>