Sports

Surrounded by family and friends to celebrate the announcing of his contract signing with the San Jose Earthquakes on Jan. 13 at PayPal Park, Niko Tsakiris couldn’t help but get emotional.  After all, a dream had been realized. But in typical Tsakiris fashion, the precocious...

At some point in the playoffs, a game comes down to free throws. It’s not sexy, it doesn’t grab the headlines, but knocking down free throws can be the difference between earning a historic victory or coming up just short. For the Los Gatos High...

It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way.  If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau proved one thing, it was...

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...

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...

When Los Gatos High junior Nicole Steiner burst onto the scene in her freshman year, she displayed a maturity beyond her age.  With her strong and physical play, Steiner delivered impressive numbers, including a handful of 20/20 games (20 points, 20 rebounds), as expectations grew. Steiner...

After winning an ongoing record 17th Central Coast Section championship last year–capping a 17-0-2 season–the Los Gatos High School field hockey team remains firmly entrenched as the gold standard in the area.  Regardless of sport, few programs have had the sustained success as the Wildcats,...

Hunter Bigge was playing chess with a teammate in the locker room when he was summoned to Iowa Cubs Manager Marty Pevey’s office on July 6.   Uh-oh.  “The last time I was told to go to the manager’s office, I was being sent down to Double-A...

For the third time in the last four years, the Los Gatos High School softball team is reigning supreme as the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division champions.  The Wildcats punctuated the regular season with a 11-1, mercy-rule victory over Mountain View on...

The beat goes on for the Los Gatos High field hockey team, the all-time winningest program in Central Coast Section history.  The Wildcats put themselves in the pole position to win another outright Santa Clara Valley Athletic League championship after earning a 1-1 draw with...