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Contact-heavy sports return to practices and games

Ajay Venkatraman

April 17, 2021

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Athletes presence on social media plays large role in recruiting process this year

Olivia Ericsson

April 12, 2021

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Sports seasons overlap in revised CIF schedule

Will Thomas

October 17, 2020

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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...

Paly athletes discuss effects of COVID-19 on sports

Evelyn Cheng

May 1, 2020

Sports

Determined to practice volleyball amid the shelter-in-place order, junior and City Beach 17 Black outside hitter Sophia Krugler passes the volleyball back and forth amongst her family in her backyard. Due t...

Paly athletes find new ways to train during social isolation

Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe

April 28, 2020

Fall Sports, Sports, Spring Sports

Running through an eerily silent street in the early hours of the morning, junior Alex Selwyn slows to a halt as he completes his daily run. Wiping sweat from his forehead, he checks his phone as the first rays...

Akira Isayama reveals his path to a varsity golf star

Johnny Yang

April 6, 2020

Boys Golf, Sports

When senior Akira Isayama first saw his father practicing golf in the backyard, he was intrigued by the art of swinging the golf club, and that, he said, was the beginning of his career as a golf player. “I ...

March Madness Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Braden Leung

April 1, 2020

Sports

March Madness, NCAA Division I’s Men’s Basketball Tournament has been canceled due to concerns over COVID-19. Many Paly students had been anticipating this tournament for months, including sophomore Roei Ziv. ...

Contact-heavy sports return to practices and games

Ajay Venkatraman

April 17, 2021

As students finished up another day of remote or hybrid school on March 16, the boys and girls soccer teams prepared for...
Swimmers take precautions

Joy Xu

April 15, 2021

The swimming and diving team is reentering the pool just as Santa Clara County enters the red COVID-19 tier. With 65 stu...
The Power of Peloton

Ben Antonow

April 15, 2021

Senior Lulu Gaither clips into her Peloton and starts a 30 minute HIIT ride led by Cody Rigsby, her favorite instructor....
Athletes presence on social media plays large role in recruiting process this year

Olivia Ericsson

April 12, 2021

Opening the Zoom link to her first meeting with the Cal Poly’s womens basketball coach, senior Annika Shah felt her hear...
March Madness During COVID-19

Braden Leung

April 6, 2021

Every March, junior Max Bonnstetter has attended the NCAA college basketball tournament. As a Sports Illustrated and Jr....