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Brenson Kanongataa, 17, a varsity football player from Oak Grove, was frustrated he didn’t have the chance to try his luck at taming the Wildcats. That’s because the first big home game in Los Gatos was called off due to wildfire smoke. “It sucks,” the...

The college sports landscape has changed so much in the last several years, it’s hard to keep track of all the rule-swiching and court decisions. These have sent ripples throughout the NCAA.  In last week’s Los Gatan, Camryn Whitfield detailed the Division I five-year regulation,...

The Doc Buchanan Invitational is widely considered one of the top-5 high school wrestling tournaments in the nation.  Athletes from across the country make their way to the Central Valley every January to compete in elite fields and see where they currently stack among the...

Entering the 2023 season, one of the biggest questions the Los Gatos High football team had was at running back.  Would there be anyone capable of replacing Emiliano Mejia, last year’s tailback extraordinaire? The answer has been a resounding yes in senior Boxer Kopcsak-Yeung, who...

Los Gatos High junior Aydon Stefanopoulos didn’t come in as the favorite entering the CIF State Cross Country Boys Division II Championship race on Nov. 25 at Woodward Park in Fresno.  That distinction went to Ventura High senior Anthony Fast Horse, who boasted a state-leading...

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...

Tommy Troy has been on the Arizona Diamondbacks’ radar since his playing days at Los Gatos High, where he graduated from in 2020. So it was no surprise then when the D-backs selected Troy 12th overall in the MLB Draft on July 9. Troy, who...

In the first practice following a 6-1, eight-inning loss to Serra High School on March 1, the Los Gatos High School baseball team impressed its coach, Mike Minkel.  “The Serra game we had five errors—four of those throwing errors,” he said. “So the first thing...

It’s a luxury for high school baseball coaches to have a deep roster where guys are pushing each other at nearly every position, and that’s exactly what Los Gatos manager Mike Minkel has with this year’s team.  The Wildcats have a talented 29-man roster and...

As Los Gatos High girls basketball coach Sara Quilici Giles was watching game film of San Benito High, it didn’t take long for her to realize that the Wildcats needed to stop Bailey Cotter in order to advance out of their Central Coast Section...