An (im)perfect season Jack Galetti December 8, 2020 Sports It is winter and the fall season has yet to begin. Santa Clara County’s move to the Purple Tier stopped preseason training in its tracks. Guidance from the California Department of Public Health currently bars ...
Column: Why fencing is the perfect Coronavirus sport Evelyn Cheng November 9, 2020 Sports Opinion While finding ways to remain active during a pandemic may seem difficult, one sport stands out as the most suitable to participate in under social distancing guidelines: fencing. The combat sport that involves ...
Preseason practices begin under COVID regulations Jack Galetti November 9, 2020 Sports When then-junior Diego Mazzon had his swim season cut short at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, he never expected that when he returned to captain the team this year, COVID-19 would still be haunting Paly ...
Out in the Wilderness Ziggy Tummalapalli October 17, 2020 Sports As the sun rises over Fontanillis lake, seniors Alex Washburn and Lexi Gwyn begin to trek the remaining nine miles of their backpacking trip in the Sierras near Lake Tahoe. During the July 4 holiday, Washburn a...
Sports seasons overlap in revised CIF schedule Will Thomas October 17, 2020 Sports Whether it is in the weight room, the batting cages, or on the mat, Senior wrestler and baseball player Dean Hall has been taking advantage of the extra long offseason—getting ready for his final year of high s...
Students support NBA strikes Ali Minhas October 15, 2020 Sports NBA fans sit wide-eyed and stunned as they stare at their television screen as if they have just seen ghosts. Indeed, one wouldn’t be blamed to chalk things up to the paranormal activity, as it’s certainly out ...
Range of activities adopted over quarantine Avantika Singh October 15, 2020 Sports With wind ripping across his face as he soars down steep trails that traverse some of California’s most beautiful terrain, senior Alex Selwyn primes his focus on the road in front of him while his surroundings ...
Local sports attempt to resume play amid COVID-19 pandemic Zack Silver June 2, 2020 Sports Paly baseball player Dominic De Feo had been preparing for the season for months, but as a result of the lockdown, his school season was cancelled, and his club season is on shaky ground. With the end of lo...
Athletes switch to online practices to adhere to stay-at-home orders Evelyn Cheng June 2, 2020 Sports As the clock strikes 4 p.m., junior Audrey Chu joins her daily fencing practice via zoom which primarily focuses on hitting drills on a still-target and staying in shape. The Academy of Fencing Masters, ...
New Girl’s Lacrosse Coach Spring 2020 Sasha Lehrer May 26, 2020 Girls Lacrosse, Sports After seven years of coaching the girl’s varsity lacrosse team, Jaime Nesbitt is being replaced by coach Ana Flooks due to her increasing professional commitments, meaning she won’t have enough time to coach. A...
