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, ...
International Athletes Evelyn Cheng March 7, 2020 Sports As junior Audrey Chu steps onto the 14-meter long metal fencing piste, she salutes her opponent and referee, then proceeds to lower her mask as she prepares for her next bout. For Chu, a student athlete who ...
Boys soccer to keep high hopes for future Erin Kim March 1, 2020 Boys Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports Following a string of losses in the first half of the season, the Paly boys varsity soccer season ended with a tie against Santa Clara High School, rounding out their rocky season. Throughout the semester, pla...
Girls soccer advances to CCS Braden Leung March 1, 2020 Girls Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports As their regular season comes to a close, the girls varsity soccer team is looking toward the postseason in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The team has an overall record of 6-6-7, but is taking steps forwa...
Different countries place cultural emphasis on specific sports Avantika Singh February 16, 2020 Sports The majority of junior Francisco Moll’s life is filled with soccer. He is always thinking about the game, whether this be physically when he is on the field, or mentally when he is off of it. Through his Brazi...
Girls soccer adjusts to coaching turnover, ties in first game Andy Wang December 9, 2019 Girls Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports Under new coach Armando Luna, former coach of Los Altos High School’s girls varsity soccer team, the varsity girls soccer team hopes to outperform their record from the previous season. “The team is looking go...
Top-tier collegiate athletics teams recruit athletes from Paly Hyunah Roh September 21, 2019 Sports Goal after goal, senior Chloe Japic couldn’t stop scoring for her American Youth Soccer Organization soccer team, the Green Dragons, when she was in kindergarten. Eventually, her coach restricted her from cros...
Unrecruited Paly players choose to walk-on to college teams Navid Najmabadi and Bernie Koen May 31, 2019 Sports As senior Claire Chen awaits her freshman year at Claremont McKenna College (CMC), she spends countless hours on the field and in the workout room in hopes of walking-on to the CMC soccer team. For most colleg...
Winter athletes recognized for outstanding performances Ben van Zyll May 31, 2019 Sports Down by one goal, senior co-captain Kenzo Morabia feels the weight of the boys varsity soccer team on his shoulders as he stares down the Los Gatos High School goalkeeper before taking a penalty kick. With utmo...
