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As Aydon Stefanopoulos was standing in the awards ceremony after placing fifth in the CIF State Cross Country Championship Division II boys race on Nov. 26, he nearly had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.   That’s because standing alongside him were 1-2...

At the midway point in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division season, it’s apparent the Los Gatos High girls basketball team’s toughest opponent will be themselves.  Six wins—all by double digits—has stamped the Wildcats as the prohibitive favorite not just to win...

Agata Fin was the ripe old age of 8 when she set a lofty goal to one day play for Italy’s women’s lacrosse national team. The Cal Berkeley freshman and 2024 Los Gatos High graduate achieved her goal in the summer of 2023, playing for...

It’s hard to believe the Los Gatos High baseball team started the season 2-4. That’s because the Wildcats are resembling a squad that seemingly has everything it takes to win a Central Coast Section Division I championship.  After an impressive two-game sweep of Los Altos...

Longtime Los Gatos resident Joe Kapp, who played quarterback at Cal and led the Minnesota Vikings to the Super Bowl, died May 8. He was 85.  Multiple media reports confirmed Kapp’s death came after a long battle with dementia. A private service will be held...

In the 2021 season, the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team had what has become the norm for the program: a league championship and deep playoff run.  Expect more of the same this season, Wildcats coach Brynja Thompson said, but with an added bonus.  “People can...

A year ago, the Los Gatos High girls cross country team exceeded all expectations by winning the Central Coast Section Division I championship.  This season, the Wildcats’ challenge to repeat as section champions will be tougher as they’ve been placed in Division II, meaning they...

The Wildcats were down 1-0 to the Valley Christian Warriors after a period of play, in championship action Monday night. At the start of the second, Brody Marleau put one in the back of the net to tie the game. Valley Christian quickly responded, putting them...

Classical music played throughout the home of former Los Gatos mayor Randy Attaway, last Thursday afternoon, as he prepared to sit down with the Los Gatan to recount one of the most thrilling moments in modern Los Gatos history. He spent two terms in...

Jeff Alzina has come full circle.  After 25 years living in Southern California, the all-time winningest coach in AVP history returned home to Santa Cruz in February 2019 to become the head coach of the Santa Clara University beach volleyball program.  Then, just three months ago,...