Sports

Los Gatos High didn’t have a girls tennis coach just days before the start of the season four weeks ago. In stepped Pablo Cueto—an on-campus teacher—to fill the void.  “It was crazy,” he said. “The other coach had to leave so they needed someone right...

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...

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...

At the start of the season, the Los Gatos High girls basketball team was still finding its way and searching for its identity. But the Wildcats know who they are now, and that’s as the reigning queens of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De...

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...

Brett Heimlich’s road to winning the Stanley Cup began years ago in Los Gatos. He’d recently graduated from high school and was casting around for a policing or audio/visual job, when he went to a family barbecue at the home of a friend his mom...

For just the second time in its illustrious history, the 47th annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game will be played at Los Gatos High School.  This year’s game—arguably the most well known and prestigious of the many prep football all star games in the Bay...

In almost any other year, Los Gatos High School sophomore Madison Kohli would be the odds-on favorite to win the 400 meter race in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships.  This isn’t any other year.  Two of the top 10 sprinters in the state—North...

The Little League Baseball All Star tournament season has arrived and Los Gatos is poised to have another strong showing results-wise while emphasizing its mission to develop fundamental baseball skills while positively reinforcing lessons in teamwork, respect and sportsmanship.  Last year’s 11U team took third...

Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton said as long as the team focuses on improving, the Wildcats will once again reach lofty heights this season. They’re coming off a 2022 campaign that included a historic run through the Santa Clara Valley Athletic...