Sports

Even after the No. 5 seed Los Gatos High girls water polo team was eliminated by No. 4 seed St. Francis 6-4 in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoff quarterfinals on Nov. 6, coach Don Appleton is confident the Wildcats are in prime...

Seven touchdowns on 14 plays.  No, that’s not a typo. That’s what the Los Gatos High football team did in its Oct. 28 Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division game against Mountain View before most of the starters were pulled in the third quarter...

After making the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs last season—signifying it as one of the best eight teams in the CCS—the Los Gatos High boys water polo team knows taking the next step will be its greatest challenge yet.  That’s why the Wildcats enter...

One day before its regular-season finale against Monta Vista High School on Oct. 28, the Los Gatos High School girls volleyball team met after practice to praise the seniors who have made an impact this season, on and off the court.  “We’re sitting in a...

Over the course of her 17-year professional soccer playing career, Jen Beattie has been on her fair share of championship-winning teams.  While the 33-year-old Bay FC defender is still going strong on the pitch, she’s championing another cause: breast cancer awareness. Beattie, who was 29 when...

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...

When Will Cohen walked off his home field for the final time upon the completion of the 48th Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game on Feb. 4, he felt a sense of peace and calm knowing he had given everything.  “Proud and content,” the Los Gatos...

Even when the other team is making a huge run or winning a game, the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team doesn’t panic. That demeanor starts at the top with coach Brynja Thompson and goes down to the players.  That’s why when Palo Alto High...

Over three decades, Los Gatos’ own Thanksgiving Day amateur football tournament has established quite the legendary reputation. And on Nov. 24, the National Turkey Bowl League will celebrate their 31st year. “We started in Los Gatos with seven guys, and it just grew,” said Matt Ober,...

Playing in front of a raucous Monte Vista crowd in Danville affected the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team—for the better. The Wildcats fed off the home fans’ energy en route to a thrilling five-set win in a CIF NorCal Division I quarterfinal on...