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Saratoga defeats Greenfield in CCS playoffs
On Saturday night, the Greenfield Lady Bruins volleyball team was beaten in three games (25-17, 25-19, 25-19) at home to Saratoga in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.
Greenfield (22-7) was seeded eighth in Division III and received the home game, and Saratoga (17-6)...
Aydon Stefanopoulos takes 5th in CIF State Championships, a performance that could portend to even greater races and times
As Aydon Stefanopoulos was standing in the awards ceremony after placing fifth in the CIF State Cross Country Championship Division II boys race on Nov. 26, he nearly had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.
That’s because standing alongside him were 1-2...
Coach Benny Pierce: a life well lived
High school sports figures who make a lasting impact ultimately are remembered for how they coached up their players, treated everyone around them and conducted themselves.
Winning adds to a coach’s resume and legacy and such was the case with the beloved Benny Pierce, the...
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,...
Sometimes a tie teaches more than a win ever could
The Los Gatos High School girls soccer team is looking to make another incredible run to State this season.
Coach Jessica Ingram says they’re hoping to improve on last year’s performance, when the squad had just arrived back in Division A.
“We made it into CCS,...
Los Gatos High sending fleet of swimmers and divers to CCS Meet
Los Gatos High swim coach Jim Deming felt great about all of the boys and girls junior varsity and varsity teams after the Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division Finals were contested on April 29 at Gunn High.
The JV girls won the league...
Los Gatos High School girls basketball team rolls to second CCS title in the last three years
The Los Gatos High School girls basketball team went 3-7 in the non-league portion of its schedule, a byproduct of facing a Murders’ Row of powerhouse opponents.
Was coach Sara Quilici Giles worried? Hardly.
Now we know why.
After the slow start, the Wildcats ripped off a...
Led by EJ Parco, Los Gatos High wrestling makes statement in Reno TOC
A year after not medaling in the Reno Tournament of Champions, EJ Parco returned and showed just how far he’s come. The same can be said for all of his Los Gatos High wrestling teammates.
Parco won the 144-pound division at the renowned tournament on...
Los Gatos High’s defense, pass game throttles Santa Clara
It wasn’t a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but the Los Gatos High football team will gladly learn and move on from its 35-0 win over host Santa Clara High on Oct. 1. The Wildcats, who improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0...
After riveting semifinal match, Los Gatos field hockey poised to win an ongoing CCS record 17th playoff championship
The loud thump of the ball hitting the cage backstop was sweet music to the Los Gatos High field hockey team’s ears.
That’s because it was Clare Torres’ rocket for a shot that went in to send the top-seed Wildcats to a riveting 2-1 overtime...
