Sports

In the first practice following a 6-1, eight-inning loss to Serra High School on March 1, the Los Gatos High School baseball team impressed its coach, Mike Minkel.  “The Serra game we had five errors—four of those throwing errors,” he said. “So the first thing...

Scotty Brennan corralled the rebound and ran down the left sideline to the half-court line when the buzzer sounded, and the celebration was on for the Los Gatos High boys basketball team.  Locked in a riveting, white-knuckle, back and forth contest with Christopher High in...

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...

In the summer of 1984, the Los Gatos Majors 12-and-under All Star team was the feel-good youth sports story of the Bay Area, advancing to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. For the first time since its historic run, the team is having...

All of 17 years old, Niko Tsakiris has enjoyed an auspicious start to his professional soccer career.  After Tsakiris signed a Homegrown contract with the San Jose Earthquakes in January 2022, the Saratoga native didn’t waste any time making an impact. Last season, Tsakiris appeared...

Off to strong starts, the Los Gatos High boys and girls water polo teams will have an opportunity to make a statement in the final week of September. The boys team entered the week at 10-0 overall, 4-0 in league and a No. 10 national...

No one expected Los Gatos High senior Veloria Pannell to beat top seed Hailey Chapman—who entered their match ranked No. 8 in the nation—in the first round and opening day of the 131-pound division in the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 24. No one,...

The Wildcats were down 1-0 to the Valley Christian Warriors after a period of play, in championship action Monday night. At the start of the second, Brody Marleau put one in the back of the net to tie the game. Valley Christian quickly responded, putting them...

After a record-breaking track and field season, a half-dozen Los Gatos High athletes are headed to the famed Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene to compete in the High School Nationals June 16-18. The list includes the boys 4x400-meter relay team of...

When a high school baseball team graduates eight senior starters—all of whom are either playing at four-year or two-year programs—the cupboard is usually bare the following season.  At tradition-rich Los Gatos High, however, there’s really no such thing as a rebuilding process—it’s more like a...