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Los Gatos football looks to regroup after close loss
Expectations were high for the Los Gatos High football team’s non-league matchup against Peninsula powerhouse Sacred Heart Prep on Sept. 23.
However, a game meant to be defined by exemplary playmaking turned out to be an uncharacteristic showing for both sides, with Los Gatos taking...
Mark Kibort, Kent Kappen sharpen each other to compete at a high level
For Mark Kibort and Kent Kappen, iron sharpens iron.
The two friends spurred each other on in this summer’s USATF Masters National Track and Field Championships in Missouri. Kibort, a 62-year-old Saratoga resident, won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 60-64 age division.
Kappen,...
Man arrested after displaying imitation firearm; rock thrown through vehicle window (Police Blotter, Sept. 11-16)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Sept. 11-16.
Sept. 11
• A caller reported loud music coming from a house on Ridgecrest Avenue at 12:11am.
• Someone threw a rock through a vehicle’s window on Pinehurst Avenue.
• A porta-potty...
Public gets first look at council candidates
Los Gatos residents got their first chance to evaluate potential new Town Council members over a pair of candidate forums in the last couple of weeks.
Dozens of locals came out to both the Los Gatos Community Alliance event Sept. 13, which focused on economic...
Los Gatos High field hockey looks to continue dynastic run this season
Down 2-0 at halftime to one of the top field hockey programs in the Central Coast Section, Los Gatos High wasn’t exactly in the best position to pull out a victory.
But the Wildcats did just that, rallying for a 3-2 win in a Santa...
Los Gatos High girls golf aim to be a hit on the links
What a difference a year makes. After struggling on the links in 2021, the Los Gatos High girls golf team was voted down to compete in the Santa Clara Valley League’s lower El Camino Division this season.
With added talent and experience for 2022, the...
Saratoga HS alumna organizing run to fund ovarian cancer research
Sarah Hawkins, 42, says growing up her parents were always supportive, as they moved from Carmel to Monte Sereno—and then Los Gatos, when she was a teenager.
The Saratoga High School graduate says it was no different when she got pregnant with her first child;...
Candidates boycott political forum put on by supporters of opponents
Two Council candidates—Mayor Rob Rennie and Rob Moore—boycotted a forum hosted Sept. 13 by the Los Gatos Community Alliance, an organization which has been helping others on the ballot.
A third, Planning Commissioner Reza Tavana, told organizers he was too busy to attend.
“I always hesitate...
County approves wildfire protection drones
In an effort to address California's growing problems with wildfires, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 13 to allocate more funds for fire resources, including a drone fire detection program.
Supervisors unanimously approved a referral that funds 14 drone systems to be...
Jake Boyd, Los Gatos High football team right where they need to be
Jake Boyd isn’t exactly feeling the love quite yet from four-year college programs, but that’s OK.
The Los Gatos High senior will be playing for some team next year, and anyone around the Wildcats’ baseball and football programs will agree that college will be grateful...
