Sports

As Aydon Stefanopoulos was standing in the awards ceremony after placing fifth in the CIF State Cross Country Championship Division II boys race on Nov. 26, he nearly had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.   That’s because standing alongside him were 1-2...

It’s been a storybook season for the Los Gatos High wrestling team, which set program and league records in winning the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Finals on Feb. 4 at Mountain View High.  The Wildcats had champions in 11 of the 14 weight classes...

As the president and co-owner of three youth lacrosse organizations—Extreme, Verve and Timberline—Amy Yu’s only downtime tends to be in her car when she’s driving home after an event.  Such is the busyness of life for Yu, who recently spent a couple of days in...

After the 2024 season ended, Los Gatos High School girls tennis coach Justin Stenger predicted 2025 would be a special one for the program.  This proved prescient, as the Wildcats had one of their best seasons in recent memory, finishing as the runner-up in the...

Beau Leroux used to find his ultimate meaning and identity through the lens of his achievements on the soccer field.  That all changed after the first-year San Jose Earthquakes midfielder suffered the first serious injury of his athletic career during his junior season at San...

A last-place finish in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division last year sent the Los Gatos High boys soccer team to compete in the league’s lower El Camino Division this season.  However, the Wildcats intend for their stay in the El Camino...

There’s no stopping the Los Gatos National Junior Basketball (NJB) boys program.  For the second consecutive year, two teams from the Los Gatos NJB chapter won the All Net National Tournament. In 2024, the fourth grade and eighth grade boys teams took home titles. In...

Don Appleton isn’t one to spew hyperbole, so when the longtime Los Gatos High girls water polo coach said this year’s team is one of the fastest and most athletic groups he’s ever coached, that means a lot.  “We have the potential to be great...

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...

Despite getting swept by Central Coast Section power Palo Alto High last week, the Los Gatos High baseball team still controls its destiny to make the playoffs.  The Wildcats enter the week with a 6-6 record in the Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division,...