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November 28, 2024

Los Gatos boys basketball impressive in winning own tournament

Scotty Brennan corralled the rebound and ran down the left sideline to the half-court line when the buzzer sounded, and the celebration was on for the Los Gatos High boys basketball team.  Locked in a riveting, white-knuckle, back and forth contest with Christopher High in...

After historic season, Los Gatos girls basketball starts anew with a new group and optimism

Even though the Los Gatos High girls basketball team returned a solid core of players off a 2021-2022 squad that finished 25-4, won a Central Coast Section championship and advanced out of the opening round in the CIF NorCal playoffs, each season is a...

Los Gatos-Campbell 14U South Pop Warner team has a season to remember

When the Los Gatos-Campbell Longhorns South 14U Pop Warner football team started the season 1-3, few thought they could turn around their season and finish with a winning record, let alone make a deep playoff run.  But head coach Saul Kennedy knew he had a...

Hundreds attend Los Gatos’ Holiday Tree Lighting on 99th anniversary of debut (GALLERY)

Heavy rains are a rarity in Los Gatos, but last week saw the community get quite the natural wash. And it put a serious damper on holiday shopping. But by Friday evening, no more droplets were falling—though it was still wet and cool—and hundreds turned...

With an emphasis on rebuilding the culture, things are looking up for Los Gatos High girls soccer

It took just one match—its season opener—for the Los Gatos High girls soccer team to equal its entire win total from a year ago.  Coming off a tough 1-16 season, the Wildcats already have shown the 2022-2023 season will be vastly different than last year....

New Grand Jury to be sworn-in Dec. 15

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The Santa Clara County Superior Court will discharge the 2022 Civil Grand Jury and impanel 19 new Civil Grand Jury members on Dec. 15, Presiding Judge Theodore C. Zayner said today. The Civil Grand Jury, an arm of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, investigates...

Los Gatos High principal recalls helpless moments cradling student overdosing on opioid

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Los Gatos High School Principal Kevin Buchanan felt helpless on the third day of the 2021 school year. It wasn't the typical first-week-back chaos. Instead, Buchanan was sitting on the ground, cradling the body of a student—watching their face turn white, their body clammy,...

Red team rides to victory in 2022 Turkey Bowl action

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Town of Los Gatos officials got the ball spinning by arriving at Creekside Sports Park early on Thanksgiving Day to allow organizers to start preparing for the day’s big event—the annual Turkey Bowl. Matt Ober, the National Turkey Bowl League commissioner, entered the astroturf-covered grounds...

Parade’s grand marshals are community icons

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Wearing his trademark Stetson hat, George Shannon grabs a doughnut in the Billy Jones “Wildcat” Railroad workroom, jawing with the many volunteers who keep the Oak Meadow Park attraction safe for children. Shannon says he’s been a railroad volunteer for 20 years but people who...

Planning Commission sides with homeowner in dispute with County Fire

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A homeowner who sought an exception to new fire-safe rules recently rolled out by the State won over Planning Commissioners and was granted development approval. Despite Santa Clara County Fire Department representatives appearing in the special Zoom meeting on Nov. 21 to argue against allowing...
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