Sports

If looks could kill then Los Gatos High senior Lily Van Putten would’ve burned a hole through one of the players on the Castilleja girls water polo team in their Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division match on Sept. 27.  Van Putten had...

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...

The Los Gatos High baseball team is one of the handful of public school squads in the Central Coast Section that is capable of beating the powerhouse West Catholic Athletic League programs that typically dominate the top playoff Open Division.  This season should be no...

The Bay Area Fencing Club in Los Gatos has two goals: to bring the sport to the masses and provide a platform for those wishing to advance to the highest level.  In Andy Peng, John Wang, Lisa Posthumus and Bogdan Gurinenko, the new fencing center—located...

Down 2-0 at halftime to one of the top field hockey programs in the Central Coast Section, Los Gatos High wasn’t exactly in the best position to pull out a victory.  But the Wildcats did just that, rallying for a 3-2 win in a Santa...

The Los Gatos High football team won its 16th Central Coast Section playoff football championship on Nov. 24, but few—if any—has ever turned out like this.  In a contest expected to be dead-even, the Wildcats came out on fire and demolished Wilcox 49-14 to win...

Make no mistake: the Los Gatos High School girls basketball team took its lumps in the non-league portion of its schedule, losing seven of 10 games.  But if the Wildcats’ performance in their Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division opener is any indication—a...

When the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team dropped a four-set match to Salinas High a mere two weeks ago, the Wildcats had little idea they would get a golden opportunity to avenge the defeat on a bigger stage. That’s exactly the situation No. 2...

When we look back at 2024, it will be remembered as one of the finest in Los Gatos sports history. Los Gatos High School tends to dominate the local sports chatter, but uber-talented athletes and teams from every age level and division—youth, college and...

After a second consecutive fifth-place finish in the CIF State Wrestling Championships last season, EJ Parco knew he needed to keep on improving if he wanted to reach the summit.  And that’s exactly what the Los Gatos High senior has done. Currently ranked No. 3...