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Mike Minkel is the new Los Gatos baseball coach
After a five-year run as an assistant baseball coach at Saratoga High from 2011-2015, Mike Minkel knew he wanted to run his own team as an on-campus teacher.
The 39-year-old achieved his goal when he was recently named the new Los Gatos High baseball coach....
Matt Ford-Wellman brings intangibles to talent-rich Los Gatos High baseball team
Matt Ford-Wellman knows he’s not one of the household names on the talent-laden Los Gatos High School baseball team.
However, the senior pitcher finds other ways to contribute, a fact not lost on Wildcats coach Mike Minkel.
“The ultimate team-first teammate,” Minkel said in a text...
Los Gatos girls volleyball team continues to spike league foes; key games with Gunn, Paly next
One of sport’s great axioms is this: It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
But it’s sure nice to be sitting in a tie for first place with October just around the corner. That’s exactly the situation the Los Gatos High girls volleyball...
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...
Los Gatos Rowing Club produces top talent across age spectrum
The best kept secret in the local sports scene occurs daily on the Lexington Boathouse and Reservoir, 15 minutes from downtown Los Gatos.
That’s the home base of the Los Gatos Rowing Club, which offers programs for all ages but is known for its outstanding...
Businesses hope for economic boost from next year’s World Cup
The countdown is on to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the Bay Area, alongside cities across America, as well as in Canada and Mexico.
The tournament is scheduled to run from June 11 to July 19, hosting 48 teams and...
Tommy Troy, 2020 Los Gatos High graduate, goes No. 12 in MLB Draft
Tommy Troy has been on the Arizona Diamondbacks’ radar since his playing days at Los Gatos High, where he graduated from in 2020.
So it was no surprise then when the D-backs selected Troy 12th overall in the MLB Draft on July 9. Troy, who...
Lily van Putten, Los Gatos High girls water polo team have a season to cherish
Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton acknowledged there was a bit of a hangover with the team after it suffered a crushing 15-2 loss to a powerful Soquel High squad in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoff semifinals on Nov....
Los Gatos High girls water polo standouts Frangieh, Lockman and Stephens sign to play for Division I programs
The last handful of seasons for the Los Gatos High girls water polo team have been some of the best in program history.
The Wildcats’ recently completed 2023 campaign was another one to put in the record books, as they finished 23-3, including going a...
Los Gatos High boys water polo team earns first CCS Open Division berth in program history
After a riveting 11-10 win over Gunn High in the third-place game in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division tournament on Oct. 29, the Los Gatos High boys water polo team is ready to make some noise in the upcoming Central...
