Sports

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...

For San Jose Sharks’ newest netminder, Los Gatos’ own Devin Cooley, dipping into the philosophical well of existential nihilism is how he’s able to stare-down—and halt—rubber pucks being launched at him like missiles. “As a goalie, the game is so mental, so everyone has to...

Although the Los Gatos High boys golf team doesn’t have a player who will likely contend for a Central Coast Section individual championship, it has a lineup that goes eight deep with every player at those positions being of quality.  That type of depth is...

A 2-0 non-league loss to Leigh High on Jan. 8 won’t put a dent on the Los Gatos High girls soccer team’s resume at any point in the season.  After all, the Longhorns entered the game ranked No. 3 in the state by Max Preps...

By earning a spot in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoff tournament, the Los Gatos High girls water polo team has proved it’s one of the very elite programs in the area.  The No. 5 seed Wildcats (25-2) play No. 4 St. Francis (16-9)...

Having already made some history, the Los Gatos High girls water polo team looks to take its season into rarefied air. The Wildcats are 26-1 entering the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs after running the table in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza...

The Los Gatos High boys and girls basketball teams completed 2022 with wins in their respective tournaments. Now it’s on to league play.  The boys team earned an impressive 66-54 win over Mountain View in the third-place game of the Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors Invitational on...

After more than a decade of coaching youth soccer and a lifetime spent immersed in sports, Lisa Nunes Mitchell is stepping into a new chapter as the head coach of the Los Gatos High School girls soccer team. A Los Gatos alumna herself, Mitchell brings...

Halfway through the third quarter, the Los Gatos High football team was holding a steady seven-point lead over Wilcox High in their Santa Clara Valley/Peninsula Athletic League game on Oct. 21.  But over the next three minutes, Wildcats receiver Wil Brennan scored two touchdowns to...

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...