Sports

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,...

The biggest move in the off-season concerning the Los Gatos High School athletics program is one that didn’t happen.  When Brent Brennan—Scotty Brennan’s father—left San Jose State University to take the University of Arizona football head coaching position last January, the question suddenly turned to...

With one left week in the regular season, the Los Gatos High School boys lacrosse team has put itself in prime position to make another deep playoff run.  The Wildcats are the defending Central Coast Section Division II champions and will likely be slotted in...

The Wildcats were down 1-0 to the Valley Christian Warriors after a period of play, in championship action Monday night. At the start of the second, Brody Marleau put one in the back of the net to tie the game. Valley Christian quickly responded, putting them...

The Los Gatos High School girls soccer team is looking to make another incredible run to State this season. Coach Jessica Ingram says they’re hoping to improve on last year’s performance, when the squad had just arrived back in Division A. “We made it into CCS,...

Since the 2019 season, the Los Gatos High School-Wilcox High School football game has decided the league championship.  The Wildcats entered their Nov. 1 showdown with the Chargers having won five straight in the series, including a resounding 49-14 victory in last year’s Central Coast...

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...

Tommy Splaine was on the receiving end of not one but two Gatorade showers in the aftermath of the University of Arizona baseball team’s riveting 4-3 win over USC in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game on May 25 in Scottsdale, Ariz.  Splaine’s one-out single in...

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...

(Photos by Jonathan Natividad) In addition to the stunning digital shots sports photographer Jonathan Natividad has collected throughout the year, he’s also taken time here and there to snap some key moments on old school film. “I’ve been using a disposable film camera, mainly Fujifilm and...