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Coach Benny Pierce: a life well lived
High school sports figures who make a lasting impact ultimately are remembered for how they coached up their players, treated everyone around them and conducted themselves.
Winning adds to a coach’s resume and legacy and such was the case with the beloved Benny Pierce, the...
Los Gatos boys basketball team’s valiant comeback falls short against Bellarmine; NorCals next
Despite a hard-fought effort, the Los Gatos High boys basketball team absorbed a 63-55 loss to Bellarmine in the Central Coast Section Division I playoff championship game Feb. 25 at Santa Clara High.
Their CCS title goal denied, the Wildcats still have a season left...
‘Cats roundup: Elmore, Stefanopoulos win cross country league titles; field hockey and boys water polo teams advance to CCS playoff semifinals
When Shea Elmore won the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division Cross Country Finals as a freshman, she was running with then-teammate Sophie Tau to cross the finish line first.
The two were in a virtual dead-heat to the finish, and both had...
Red team rides to victory in 2022 Turkey Bowl action
Town of Los Gatos officials got the ball spinning by arriving at Creekside Sports Park early on Thanksgiving Day to allow organizers to start preparing for the day’s big event—the annual Turkey Bowl.
Matt Ober, the National Turkey Bowl League commissioner, entered the astroturf-covered grounds...
Los Gatos High School freshman Ben Kinczel takes second in powerlifting competition
Ben Kinczel had every reason to be encouraged after finishing in second place in the USA Powerlifting California High School Open’s 75 kilogram (165 pound) division on Nov. 17 in Hayward.
After all, the 14-year-old Kinczel, a Los Gatos High School freshman, was competing in...
Los Gatos High School football team earns status as one of elite programs in the CCS
In the grand scheme of things, preseason rankings don’t amount to much.
However, there is a certain respect factor that comes along with being listed as one of the top-ranked teams, especially in the case of the Los Gatos High School football team. The No....
Charlie Wedemeyer All Star Game awesomeness
Los Gatos High School hosted the annual Charlie Wedemeyer All Star Game on Feb. 3, with the South team defeating the North squad, 28-6.
The game features top graduating players from Santa Clara County and proceeds benefit ALS and Coaches Against Cancer.
IN THE TRENCHES -...
Hook ’em Horns! Leigh girls soccer team caps historic season with CIF NorCal championship
The Leigh High girls soccer team—with seven players on the roster who live in Los Gatos—recently completed a historic season by winning the school’s first-ever CIF NorCal Regional Playoff Championship in any sport.
The Longhorns did it with a 1-0 win over Granite Bay on...
Emiliano Mejia epitomizes Los Gatos football team’s toughness; Wildcats have Homestead next
One of the key statistics that measures a true value of an offensive football player is YAC, which stands for yards after catch for a player after the catch.
A more advanced stat for a running back is YCO/A, which measures the rushing yards gained...
Los Gatos field hockey already looking forward to next year to climb the CCS mountain top once again
Henry Reyes has coached the Los Gatos High field hockey program to 17 Central Coast Section championships and five runner-up finishes, over a 32-year run that started in the early 1990s.
The Wildcats are the winningest program and gold standard in the section, having built...
