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Mike Minkel is the new Los Gatos baseball coach
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....
Los Gatos High football team’s season comes to emotional end
Head coach Mark Krail thought so highly of the players on this year’s Los Gatos High football team that he apologized to them moments after a heartbreaking 29-28 overtime loss to Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division I playoff quarterfinals on Nov. 11.
“I...
Wildcats softball reloads for another title run
Having returned all but one starter off a team that went undefeated in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division last year, the Los Gatos High School softball team looks poised to run the table again this season.
The Wildcats entered this week’s...
Despite playoff loss, Los Gatos High girls lacrosse has become one of section’s most consistent programs
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...
Mike Vick a game-changer for Los Gatos boys soccer
Mike Vick is making his first and only season of high school soccer well worth it.
The Los Gatos High senior is averaging a goal a game, including the lone tally in the Wildcats’ 1-0 win over Milpitas High on Jan. 26. The victory strengthened...
How social media has changed the game
Back in the day, if you wanted to get exposure as a student athlete, you had to focus on attending camps and reaching to play in higher leagues.
But now, with the advent of social media—and the ability to craft your own platform at your...
‘Cats roundup: Lonergan takes 7th at State, track and field athletes headed to CCS Finals and baseball-softball teams start playoffs Saturday
Ewan Lonergan led the Los Gatos High swimming team with a seventh-place showing in the boys 100-yard breaststroke in the CIF State Championships May 11-13 at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex on the campus of Clovis West High.
The junior standout swam the race in...
Los Gatos swimming and diving team improves with every meet
In high school swimming and diving, success is ultimately measured in improvement. By that metric, the Los Gatos High swimming team—though it lost both of its Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division meets this season—has already accomplished something worthwhile.
In the season-opening league dual...
Los Gatos High wrestling team dominates SCVAL Finals
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...
Los Gatos High School football team’s win over Wilcox serves as an appetizer to clash with Menlo School
In most years, the Los Gatos High School-Wilcox High School football game serves as the de facto championship for Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division bragging rights.
This year is one of the exceptions. The Wildcats’ 35-21 win over the Chargers on Oct. 17 will serve...
