Sports

Three hits in an eight-inning game isn’t normally a recipe for success, but it was for the Los Gatos High baseball team on March 30 against Los Altos High.  The Wildcats’ 3-2 win was exactly what they needed as it snapped a three-game league skid...

After winning an ongoing record 17th Central Coast Section championship last year–capping a 17-0-2 season–the Los Gatos High School field hockey team remains firmly entrenched as the gold standard in the area.  Regardless of sport, few programs have had the sustained success as the Wildcats,...

When it comes to describing athletes, the terms Swiss Army Knife, versatile and jack of all trades are thrown around way too often.  But if there is anyone who has earned to be called by those monikers, it’s Jaylen Thomas. The Los Gatos High senior...

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...

The Los Gatos High School cheer team is just ending their sideline cheer season and beginning their competitive cheer season. Head coach Tosha Perkins said a highlight of the year, so far, was the football team’s playoff run. “We have six or seven seniors on the...

It took just one match—its season opener—for the Los Gatos High girls soccer team to equal its entire win total from a year ago.  Coming off a tough 1-16 season, the Wildcats already have shown the 2022-2023 season will be vastly different than last year....

Six years ago, Edwyn Mendoza was an eighth grader at Ida Jew Academy in east San Jose.  A lot has happened since then for the San Jose native. Now in his second professional season playing for Town FC—the San Jose Earthquakes’ second team club—the 19-year-old...

At some point in the playoffs, a game comes down to free throws. It’s not sexy, it doesn’t grab the headlines, but knocking down free throws can be the difference between earning a historic victory or coming up just short. For the Los Gatos High...

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...

Every time Los Gatos High boys basketball coach Nick Ward drives home after a game—especially the tough, gut-wrenching losses—he pulls down the sunvisor in his car to read a three-word note.  “Turn it off,” Ward said moments after the Wildcats’ 71-41 win over Gunn High...