Sports

Los Gatos High boys lacrosse coach Chris Nespor will be the first to tell you the Wildcats haven’t had the season they were hoping for.  However, with two matches left in the regular-season and a strong possibility of making the Central Coast Section playoffs, the...

Confident yet humble, the Los Gatos High girls cross country team might not realize just how good of a team they are. After winning the ultra-competitive Division I race in the Central Coast Section Championships at Crystal Springs in Belmont on Nov. 13, the...

Eight days after a virtuoso performance in blasting Wilcox High to win the Central Coast Section Division I playoff championship, the Los Gatos High football team wasn’t exactly hitting on all cylinders in its CIF NorCal 2-A Championship Bowl Game against El Cerrito High...

The Los Gatos High boys soccer team had just given up three goals in rapid-fire fashion to turn a 2-0 lead into a one-goal deficit heading into halftime in its Central Coast Section Division II playoff semifinal against Menlo School. The Knights’ final two first-half...

Before the start of every practice, the Los Gatos High track and field program—that’s 167 boys and girls for those wondering—gather together for a minute of silence.  It’s one of the ways the coaching staff prepare their athletes for peak performance.  “The message is there’s 1,440...

After going through a grueling Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division schedule and playing some top-notch non-league competition, the Los Gatos High baseball team was well prepared to make a deep run in the Central Coast Section playoffs, no matter what division it...

This year‘s national Turkey Bowl flag football competition—33 years in the making—was deemed a major success by organizers. Participants assembled at Creekside Sports Park in Los Gatos on Thanksgiving morning. Three hard-fought games were held. Last year‘s winner, Blackhawks captain Joey Cope, failed to retain the coveted...

At 19 years old, Saratoga resident Niko Tsakiris is already entering his fourth season as a San Jose Earthquakes midfielder.  “It’s been amazing,” he said. “You learn a lot entering the locker room at 16. You grow up pretty fast, but it’s been fun.” Tsakiris says...

Virtually every high school basketball team that advances far in the playoffs or wins championships have one thing in common: they stay busy during the summer league season.  Los Gatos boys coach Nick Ward made sure to put the team in a position to succeed...

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...