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. ...
Intramural sports provide students an alternative to varsity sports Jace Purcell March 29, 2020 Sports Amid the profound time commitment and demanding skill capacity, playing a sport for many students is often an entertaining idea but less of a realistic option due to their already intense schedules. Accordi...
Gender sports experience discrepancy in fan support Shiva Mohsenian March 26, 2020 Sports As junior Elif Turgut huddles with her teammates to prepare themselves for their Central Coast Section championship game against Menlo-Atherton High School, she envisions the stands filled with the same roaring...
Paly students participate in tailgates, form traditions Ziggy Tummalapalli March 23, 2020 Sports Deep in Stanford’s campus — in between the football field gates 10 and 11, right off the brick pathway — is a quiet spot for most of the year. However, for seven Saturdays between the months of August and Novem...
Rivalries spark between Mountain View, Paly in league game Ali Minhas March 20, 2020 Sports Paly and Mountain View students swarm the gym. As shoes scrape on the hardwood, and the starting lineups are announced, yells from the fans shake the gym floor. The fans from the Paly side were animated on ...
Remembering Kobe Leila Khan March 19, 2020 Sports When asked which film he preferred, “Beauty and the Beast” or “Moana,” renowned professional basketball player Kobe Bryant broke out singing the Moana theme song “How Far I’ll Go” while speaking to then 13-year...
School sports help prepare students for possible college recruitment Parker Wang March 16, 2020 Baseball, Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming The alarm for 4 a.m. wakes up sophomore Eric Gabbassof, who immediately grabs his swim bag, gear bag and school backpack before running out the door. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning, he swims in 40...
