Sports

The Los Gatos High football team was on the cusp of bringing home the program’s first-ever CIF State Championship Bowl Game title. However, the Wildcats came up just short following a 45-42 loss to Central Valley Christian of Visalia in the Division 2-A championship game...

Having graduated nine seniors off last year’s Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division championship team, Los Gatos High softball coach Randy Frey acknowledged this year’s squad will be more reliant than ever on senior Anna Bean.  It’s easy to see why. Though the...

A year ago, the Los Gatos High girls cross country team exceeded all expectations by winning the Central Coast Section Division I championship.  This season, the Wildcats’ challenge to repeat as section champions will be tougher as they’ve been placed in Division II, meaning they...

For the last couple of years, the Los Gatos High girls water polo team had an embarrassment of riches at the goalie position with Jackie King and Lucy Holland. The duo have since moved on to play at the Division I level, King to Stanford...

The biggest move in the off-season concerning the Los Gatos High School athletics program is one that didn’t happen.  When Brent Brennan—Scotty Brennan’s father—left San Jose State University to take the University of Arizona football head coaching position last January, the question suddenly turned to...

In high school swimming and diving, success is ultimately measured in improvement. By that metric, the Los Gatos High swimming team—though it lost both of its Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division meets this season—has already accomplished something worthwhile.  In the season-opening league dual...

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...

(Photos by Jonathan Natividad) In addition to the stunning digital shots sports photographer Jonathan Natividad has collected throughout the year, he’s also taken time here and there to snap some key moments on old school film. “I’ve been using a disposable film camera, mainly Fujifilm and...

After a standout freshman season, Los Gatos High center Nicole Steiner entered her sophomore year knowing she would need to take on a bigger leadership role on the team.  From scoring points, rebounding, playing defense and encouraging her teammates, Steiner’s role has taken on greater...

For Los Gatos High girls basketball coach Sara Quilici Giles and freshman standout Nicole Steiner, the moment hit them as Ella Rabtiz was hoisted up by her teammates to put an index card on the south wall at Helm Gym, the area that lists...