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Los Gatos girls tennis team aim to come up aces again
The Los Gatos High girls tennis team rebounded from a tough 2021 season to win the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s El Camino Division championship last year.
Having been promoted to the upper De Anza Division this season, the Wildcats know their task for an...
Los Gatos High girls golf aim to be a hit on the links
What a difference a year makes. After struggling on the links in 2021, the Los Gatos High girls golf team was voted down to compete in the Santa Clara Valley League’s lower El Camino Division this season.
With added talent and experience for 2022, the...
For the first time since its historic World Series run in 1984, the LGLL Majors 12U All Star team will reunite
In the summer of 1984, the Los Gatos Majors 12-and-under All Star team was the feel-good youth sports story of the Bay Area, advancing to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
For the first time since its historic run, the team is having...
Veloria Pannell caps impressive senior season by reaching CIF wrestling state title match
No one expected Los Gatos High senior Veloria Pannell to beat top seed Hailey Chapman—who entered their match ranked No. 8 in the nation—in the first round and opening day of the 131-pound division in the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 24.
No one,...
Jake Ripp’s perseverance pays off
When Jake Ripp was attending a half-dozen football camps and doing solo workouts in front of college coaches this past summer, he didn’t have to look far for advice.
His mom, Katy, played college and professional volleyball and knew everything her son was going through....
Wildcats’ Jaylen Thomas a team player and in the running again to win the De Anza Division MVP
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...
Mark Kibort, Kent Kappen sharpen each other to compete at a high level
For Mark Kibort and Kent Kappen, iron sharpens iron.
The two friends spurred each other on in this summer’s USATF Masters National Track and Field Championships in Missouri. Kibort, a 62-year-old Saratoga resident, won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 60-64 age division.
Kappen,...
Callum Schweitzer’s competitiveness key in success
The only noticeable change in the tone of Callum Schweitzer’s voice came midway through an extended telephone interview with the Los Gatan.
“Splitting time is something I’ve never done before,” Schweitzer said, when asked about his 2024 junior year, in which he started the season...
Los Gatos girls volleyball looks to produce another memorable season
In the 2021 season, the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team had what has become the norm for the program: a league championship and deep playoff run.
Expect more of the same this season, Wildcats coach Brynja Thompson said, but with an added bonus.
“People can...
Cheer squad moving into competitive stretch
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...
