Sports

The Los Gatos High School girls basketball team went 3-7 in the non-league portion of its schedule, a byproduct of facing a Murders’ Row of powerhouse opponents.  Was coach Sara Quilici Giles worried? Hardly.  Now we know why.  After the slow start, the Wildcats ripped off a...

Scotty Brennan probably got knocked down more times driving to the basket in one half of Thursday night’s Central Coast Section Division I basketball playoff semifinal game than he did all of football season.  But like clockwork, every time Brennan hit the floor, he got...

Jared Allen, who graduated from Los Gatos High School, has been named a finalist for induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. Allen, who was born in Dallas, was raised on a ranch in Morgan Hill, where he attended Live Oak High School. Allen played...

The Los Gatos High School football team was looking to become just the second public school in Central Coast Section history to beat three West Catholic Athletic League teams and win a playoff championship.  It wasn’t meant to be.  After a pair of riveting wins over...

Having already made some history, the Los Gatos High girls water polo team looks to take its season into rarefied air. The Wildcats are 26-1 entering the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs after running the table in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza...

In a clash worthy of a championship stage, the Los Gatos High School girls soccer team outlasted perennial power St. Francis on Feb. 27, capturing the Central Coast Section Division I title in a bruising, edge-of-your-seat battle that went the distance at Santa Clara...

Advancing to its first-ever CIF State Championship Bowl Game last season is still fresh in the minds of the Los Gatos High football team.  After all, the Wildcats played that contest—a 45-42 loss to Central Valley Christian in the Division 2-A final—just seven months ago....

A 2-0 non-league loss to Leigh High on Jan. 8 won’t put a dent on the Los Gatos High girls soccer team’s resume at any point in the season.  After all, the Longhorns entered the game ranked No. 3 in the state by Max Preps...

Even though Nicole Dzurko didn’t get to compete in this year’s Paris Olympic Games, she could take satisfaction in knowing that she played a part in the U.S. artistics swimming team’s journey to winning a silver medal. The 24-year-old Monte Sereno native—who still lists the...

A dominating 13-1 win in the District 12 championship game capped an amazing tournament run for the Los Gatos Little League 11U All Star team.  Los Gatos, which beat Union on June 25 at Branham Hills Little League Field, advances to the Section 5 Tournament...