Entering the glass box Alex Liu February 6, 2019 Sports He enters the glass box. As he shuts the door with a ball and racket in hand, he finds himself on a 9.75 by 6.4 m court right next to his opponent. Balls on this court can reach up to 170 mph, a terrifying spee...
The coach’s conundrum: To keep or cut Johnny Yang February 2, 2019 Showcase, Sports When Michael Jordan dejectedly walked out of the gym of Emsley A. Laney High School in the cold winter of 1979 after failing to make the high school varsity team, no one could have expected the unwanted player ...
New sports equipment helps athletes recover from injuries Will Robins December 24, 2018 Sports Senior Dwayne Trahan often uses the training room machines to recover after practices and games. Throughout the football season, Trahan and his teammates use the Game Ready machine and the electrical current un...
Spikeball trend at Paly creates sense of community among students Vivian Feng December 23, 2018 Sports The canary yellow and black blur that seems to always dominate the quad at lunch and after school is hard to miss at Paly. The increasingly popular recreational sport “spikeball” has been drawing athletes and s...
Popularity in competitive bridge, recreational poker emerges Anna Meyer and Byron Zhang December 23, 2018 Sports When most people think of sports, they think of games involving physical exertion. However, many students at Paly play a different kind of sport: cards. Unlike traditional sports, card games involve more ment...
Wrestling team dives into winter preseason Kaitlyn Lee December 22, 2018 Sports, Wrestling In the early morning, members of the wrestling team wake up in order to get to Paly and work out before school starts. After an exhausting workout, these athletes go through a day of school like any other stud...
Football completes successful season Rebekah Limb December 22, 2018 Football, Sports After defeating rival Los Gatos High School in the Central Coast Section (CCS) quarterfinals, the boys football team fell to Menlo-Atherton High School by a score of 17-7 in the semifinals, closing out the seas...
Girls basketball team confident in new squad Maya Rathore December 22, 2018 Girls Basketball, Sports With a loss against Los Altos High School (54-43), a win against Leigh High School (50-42) and a win against South San Francisco (50-43) under its belt, the girls basketball team has started the season 2-1. “F...
Boys soccer starts off season on good note Kaahini Jain December 22, 2018 Boys Soccer, Sports As winter sports begin at Paly, the boys varsity soccer team has put together a strong and upcoming team, rallying into the season with a 11-0 win against Milpitas High School on Nov. 27. In his first game, re...
Gliding down the Slopes Yusra Rafeeqi December 13, 2018 Showcase, Sports 1 Asnowboard, personalized with diamonds, twinkles and glistens in the winter sun as senior Heather Lin straps herself on. Despite the built-up muscle memory instilled from years of gliding down snowy slopes, she...
