Sports

Jared Allen, who was raised on a ranch in Morgan Hill and graduated from Los Gatos High School, was announced as a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday. Allen was born in Dallas and attended Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill. He'd been...

Los Gatos High senior Zoe Frangieh didn’t have the opportunity to compete in the Central Coast Section Swimming Championships in her sophomore and junior years due to Covid.  Back at the Santa Clara International Swim Center—the annual site of the Championships—for the first time since...

Few prep sports teams in the Bay Area—if any—have to travel farther for away league games than the Los Gatos High boys lacrosse squad.  Due to a variety of factors, the Wildcats play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s upper Gabilan Division, which includes Salinas...

Hayward Field at the University of Oregon is regarded as the nation’s track and field mecca. The venue hosted the 2022 World Athletics Championships and is the most often used site for the U.S. Championships, including this year’s edition July 6-9.  Five athletes competing for...

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...

When the Los Gatos High girls lacrosse team took a five-goal lead four minutes into the second half, it seemed all but certain the Wildcats were going to advance to the Central Coast Section playoff semifinals.  St. Francis had other ideas. The No. 5 seed...

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...

A familiar face is back on the sideline for the Los Gatos High boys basketball team. Nick Ward has returned for his second stint as the Wildcats coach after a three-year absence.  His first stint lasted four years and upon his return he has inherited...

It was a Super Sunday in more ways than one for the Los Gatos High girls basketball team. On Feb. 13—the day of the Super Bowl—the Wildcats had a key game of their own against arch-nemesis Palo Alto High in the final league game...

For a team to reach its potential, it needs to recognize and capitalize on its strengths.  The Los Gatos High boys soccer team knows it often has a size advantage when it takes the field, which lends itself well to being dangerous on set pieces....