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LGLL having banner year; Baggerly Field no match for Parsa Schmidt and Barrett Laubach
Whether it’s drawing 1,500-plus people for their Opening Day Ceremonies or enrolling a record 557 kids for the 2026 season, Los Gatos Little League Baseball is thriving perhaps like never before.
Storylines abound each year and this season is no exception. The Mariners’ Parsa Schmidt...
Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame gala
Since 2004, the Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner has been held on the first Saturday of May. This event marks the 21st class to be enshrined. This year's event was held at La Rinconada Country Club, and I was...
The Wildcats’ Zach Otoupal and Leighton Ozawa win Ed Howell Award as three-sport standouts
May is just around the corner, which means league championship races for the spring sports teams will be decided and the Central Coast Section playoffs are on the horizon. Several of the Los Gatos High School sports teams are primed for postseason competition and...
Greta Wagner, Brian Brogan and LGHS Athletic HOF inductees kept on ascending, thanks to supporters
If there is a common thread among those who have been inducted into the Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame, it’s this: they all needed a support system of teammates, coaches and family members to help them ascend to newfound heights.
For Greta...
Jake Tonges’ hard work pays off with multi-million-dollar contract
Last Thursday, San Francisco 49ers tight end Jake Tonges took a break from apartment-hunting in Los Gatos and Saratoga to chat with the Los Gatan about signing a big two-year contract extension with the team that plays just up the road.
“I’ve gotta find a...
Heaps scores in San Jose, but Japan breaks American streak in Seattle
Less than three minutes into the second half, Lindsey Heaps put the ball into the net at PayPal Park in San Jose, in the 2-1 victory against Japan on Saturday.
But when they played their second of three matches against the squad last night in...
Los Gatos High School softball team slides into spring break with a 14-1 record
When a softball team spots an opponent three runs in the first inning—as was the case when Los Gatos High School fell behind 3-0 against Wilcox in a SCVAL De Anza Division game April 3—it’s usually a cause for concern.
Not so for the Wildcats,...
Los Gatos High School athletes posting CCS-leading marks on the track, in the field
Los Gatos High School track and field coach Danny “Doc” Colton remembers the moment as if it happened yesterday.
It was June 2025, the second day of the CIF State Championships, and Colton was in the stands when then-junior Kaylee Cross struck up a conversation.
“She...
Los Gatos native Colin Peattie joins the sub 4 club, adding to his storied running career
Decades from now, the date of Jan. 31, 2026 will still be seared in the mind of Colin Peattie.
That’s the day the Los Gatos native joined the “sub 4” club—in running vernacular that’s running a mile in under four minutes.
By finishing in 3:59.53 in...
Despite losses, Los Gatos High School winter sports teams cap fantastic seasons
Last week marked the official end for the Los Gatos High School winter sports teams. The Wildcats boys and girls basketball teams—along with the girls soccer team—all suffered season-ending losses in the CIF State playoffs.
The three squads had terrific seasons, highlighted by stellar performances,...
