Sports

For San Jose Sharks’ newest netminder, Los Gatos’ own Devin Cooley, dipping into the philosophical well of existential nihilism is how he’s able to stare-down—and halt—rubber pucks being launched at him like missiles. “As a goalie, the game is so mental, so everyone has to...

One of the key statistics that measures a true value of an offensive football player is YAC, which stands for yards after catch for a player after the catch. A more advanced stat for a running back is YCO/A, which measures the rushing yards gained...

After a 2021 season that saw the Los Gatos High softball team finish as the runner-up in the Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division and an out away from advancing to the Central Coast Section Division I championship game, the Wildcats have two...

Miles Fisher saw a prime opportunity to score and knew what to do with it. Soon after, he was buried amid an avalanche of teammates in celebration.  Fisher’s goal with 3 minutes, 35 seconds left in sudden-death, double overtime lifted the Wildcats to a 8-7...

After winning the Central Coast Section Championships by a convincing margin, the Los Gatos High boys track and field team continued to surge in the CIF State Championships May 26-27 at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High in Clovis.  The Wildcats finished 10th in the...

Before the start of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division tournament, Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton said the biggest joy of the season was seeing the multiple talents that developed which has made the team balanced and...

Confident yet humble, the Los Gatos High girls cross country team might not realize just how good of a team they are. After winning the ultra-competitive Division I race in the Central Coast Section Championships at Crystal Springs in Belmont on Nov. 13, the...

In terms of volume and quality, few schools in the Central Coast Section can match what Los Gatos High produces in terms of student-athletes moving on to play at four-year college programs.  The 2022 class has 15—count ’em, 15—student-athletes who have either signed letter of...

When Jake Ripp was attending a half-dozen football camps and doing solo workouts in front of college coaches this past summer, he didn’t have to look far for advice.  His mom, Katy, played college and professional volleyball and knew everything her son was going through....

With the 2024 boys water polo season recently passing the halfway point, Los Gatos High coach Davor Koret feels the same way about his team now as he did before the year started.  “I’m personally not worried where we land ,” he said. “I truly...