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Golf Team Implements Mental Game Trainings to Improve Focus, Performance Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 11:54 pm | Coat of Arms, Menlo School Every week on Friday, the boys golf team has a 45 minute session where they practice their “mental game” in order to improve their physical golf game. This mental practice is a new concept that the golf team has implemented this year to help improve the mental side of the sport. Francis Santora, the first... Read More >>
Electric Moments Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 1:08 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Paly Sports has been home to many intense season-highs and heart-wrenching moments this year. From buzzer beaters to breaking records, here are some of our favorite and most memorable games from the 2022-23 season. Paly Basketball v.s Gunn On this day, Paly traveled to Gunn, where the two rivals matched up for the second... Read More >>
Editorial: NFL’s Lack of Coaching Diversity is a Problem Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 8:38 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School Over 56 percent of the players in the National Football League are of African American descent. And yet, of the 30 total head coaches in the NFL, only three were Black, and six were minorities during the 2022 season. This is a major problem that has only heightened in recent years, and the league needs... Read More >>
Students weigh risks, rewards of betting on March Madness Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 8:13 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
Sophomore Will Hagan stares at his TV, on the edge of his seat, as he watches Florida Atlantic University play the Memphis Tigers in the first round of March Madness. With only a few minutes left, the game is close, and with every basket, tensions rise. But Memphis falls one point short. With this first-round... Read More >>
Track star commits to West Point Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 1:45 pm | Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School “Who run the world? Girls. Who run this mutha? Girls.” The sound of Beyoncé’s ‘Run The World’ is sometimes heard being sung by the Palo Alto High Schools Girls’ track and field team as they warm up before a race. Among the runners is senior Elizabeth Fetter who usually chants this lyric to gain confidence... Read More >>
Mapping it Out: Where Paly Athletes are Headed Next Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:15 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School “I’m most excited about college swimming because of the community aspect of college athletics. Living together, a college team becomes your family away from home and I can’t wait to develop life-long bonds there.” – Arthur Balva, Princeton University “I’m beyond excited and blessed to be a part of this amazing team and row on... Read More >>
Paly Boys Tennis Season Recap Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:12 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School Paly boys tennis did not disappoint this season, as they picked up right where they left off from last season, coming out and having another strong season, almost becoming league champions as they finished tied for second alongside Los Gatos with a record of 9-2. Although they did not have a strong start to open... Read More >>