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Brett Heimlich’s road to winning the Stanley Cup began years ago in Los Gatos. He’d recently graduated from high school and was casting around for a policing or audio/visual job, when he went to a family barbecue at the home of a friend his mom...

When Janneke Dirven wants to improve a certain technique or skill, all she has to do is look across her own pool.  The Ohio State University freshman artistic swimmer has three teammates–Ruby Remati, Scarlett Finn and Keana Hunter–who competed in this year’s Paris Olympic Games.  “It’s...

Los Gatos High School hosted the annual Charlie Wedemeyer All Star Game on Feb. 3, with the South team defeating the North squad, 28-6. The game features top graduating players from Santa Clara County and proceeds benefit ALS and Coaches Against Cancer. IN THE TRENCHES -...

The last time the Los Gatos High School girls volleyball team won a league championship, Portia Zeidler was in the eighth grade.  Now in her senior year, Zeidler would love nothing more than to lead the Wildcats to a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De...

The last handful of seasons for the Los Gatos High girls water polo team have been some of the best in program history.  The Wildcats’ recently completed 2023 campaign was another one to put in the record books, as they finished 23-3, including going a...

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...

Before the start of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division tournament, Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton said the biggest joy of the season was seeing the multiple talents that developed which has made the team balanced and...

Randy Frey has a problem-a good problem.  Frey, who is in his 12th season coaching the Los Gatos High girls softball team, has inherited a roster that is deeper than any other in his time running the program.  “I’ve never been in a position like this...

A third-place finish in the ultra-competitive Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division and berth into the Central Coast Section playoffs exceeded expectations for the Los Gatos High boys water polo team.  “If someone would’ve offered CCS at the beginning of the season, we would’ve...

It’s not often when Los Gatos High girls basketball coach Sara Quilici’s game plan for her team is simply about effort.  Then again, these were no ordinary circumstances. Playing for the first time in 15 days after 10 of the 12 players on the roster...