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Alumni report: Tommy Splaine’s heroics clinches Arizona’s Pac-12 Tournament Championship victory
Tommy Splaine was on the receiving end of not one but two Gatorade showers in the aftermath of the University of Arizona baseball team’s riveting 4-3 win over USC in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game on May 25 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Splaine’s one-out single in...
Earthquakes aim to snap mini skid in Clasico
When the San Jose Earthquakes played the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) on May 6 at Levi’s Stadium, the game drew over 40,000 people.
A crowd in excess of 40,000 is also expected when the Quakes play the LA Galaxy in the 97th edition of...
Friday Night Lights (+ Smoke) in Los Gatos
Brenson Kanongataa, 17, a varsity football player from Oak Grove, was frustrated he didn’t have the chance to try his luck at taming the Wildcats. That’s because the first big home game in Los Gatos was called off due to wildfire smoke.
“It sucks,” the...
Turkey Bowl organizers gearing up for 31st year
Over three decades, Los Gatos’ own Thanksgiving Day amateur football tournament has established quite the legendary reputation.
And on Nov. 24, the National Turkey Bowl League will celebrate their 31st year.
“We started in Los Gatos with seven guys, and it just grew,” said Matt Ober,...
Saratoga defeats Greenfield in CCS playoffs
On Saturday night, the Greenfield Lady Bruins volleyball team was beaten in three games (25-17, 25-19, 25-19) at home to Saratoga in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.
Greenfield (22-7) was seeded eighth in Division III and received the home game, and Saratoga (17-6)...
Sophie Takeuchi knows how to fly when it comes to cheer competition
The last month and a half can only be described as a whirlwind for Los Gatos High senior Sophie Takeuchi.
In early April, she was considering three great options for college: Clemson, Penn State and a university in Paris, France. That’s when an opportunity of...
Los Gatos boys soccer look to play physical and rise to the top of the El Camino
A last-place finish in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division last year sent the Los Gatos High boys soccer team to compete in the league’s lower El Camino Division this season.
However, the Wildcats intend for their stay in the El Camino...
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 baseball team reloads for another strong season
When a high school baseball team graduates eight senior starters—all of whom are either playing at four-year or two-year programs—the cupboard is usually bare the following season.
At tradition-rich Los Gatos High, however, there’s really no such thing as a rebuilding process—it’s more like a...
Owen Slain, Daves Avenue fifth-grader, travels the world for fencing competitions
Owen Slain has already traveled to 15 countries—that’s four more than the number of years he’s been alive.
Just this summer alone, the Daves Avenue fifth-grader traveled to Costa Rica, Italy and South Korea for fencing tournaments, a sport he became passionate about from the...
