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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,...

After a five-year run as an assistant baseball coach at Saratoga High from 2011-2015, Mike Minkel knew he wanted to run his own team as an on-campus teacher.  The 39-year-old achieved his goal when he was recently named the new Los Gatos High baseball coach....

When high school wrestlers hit a growth spurt during the season, it usually takes them a while to adjust to competing in heavier weight classes. For Timmy Murabito, who has gained 10 pounds in the last two months, the sudden weight gain has done little...

A Hall of Fame induction ceremony tends to be a significant event for various reasons, but this year’s version of the Los Gatos High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony has the added layer that it will be the first one since 2019.  The rescheduled...

The countdown is on to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the Bay Area, alongside cities across America, as well as in Canada and Mexico. The tournament is scheduled to run from June 11 to July 19, hosting 48 teams and...

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...

From its opening possession in the Central Coast Section Division I championship game on Nov. 28 at San Jose City College, it became clear: the Serra High School football team wasn’t going to put the ball in the air.  On their first possession, the Padres...

Once the Los Gatos-Cupertino-Saratoga (LGCS) Magic 12U(A) softball team was assembled in the fall of 2024, it proceeded to play 15 tournaments spanning the next 40 weeks.  However, nothing could top the Magic’s dazzling run through the USA Softball Northern California Championship Tournament, culminating with...

When it comes to the premier public high school baseball teams in the Central Coast Section, it doesn’t get much better than Hollister and Los Gatos.  The two perennial powers faced off April 10 with the host Wildcats prevailing, 7-4. The result improved Los Gatos’...

For the first time this season, the Los Gatos High football team found itself in uncharted territory—with an opponent that kept things close several minutes into the fourth quarter.  However, the Wildcats passed the test with flying colors, literally running away from Wilcox for a...