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It took all of one game for the Los Gatos High girls soccer team to realize the 2022-2023 campaign would be far different than last season.  That’s because the Wildcats beat Mountain View 4-2 in the season-opener on Nov. 29, a monumental result given the...

The Los Gatos High wrestling team is returning to full strength just in time for some key tournaments and the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League season.  Virtually the entire Wildcats’ roster was wiped out by the flu for the last couple of weeks of 2022,...

It’s a luxury for high school baseball coaches to have a deep roster where guys are pushing each other at nearly every position, and that’s exactly what Los Gatos manager Mike Minkel has with this year’s team.  The Wildcats have a talented 29-man roster and...

Once the Los Gatos-Cupertino-Saratoga (LGCS) Magic 12U(A) softball team was assembled in the fall of 2024, it proceeded to play 15 tournaments spanning the next 40 weeks.  However, nothing could top the Magic’s dazzling run through the USA Softball Northern California Championship Tournament, culminating with...

It was a Super Sunday in more ways than one for the Los Gatos High girls basketball team. On Feb. 13—the day of the Super Bowl—the Wildcats had a key game of their own against arch-nemesis Palo Alto High in the final league game...

High school sports figures who make a lasting impact ultimately are remembered for how they coached up their players, treated everyone around them and conducted themselves.  Winning adds to a coach’s resume and legacy and such was the case with the beloved Benny Pierce, the...

Matt Ford-Wellman knows he’s not one of the household names on the talent-laden Los Gatos High School baseball team.  However, the senior pitcher finds other ways to contribute, a fact not lost on Wildcats coach Mike Minkel.  “The ultimate team-first teammate,” Minkel said in a text...

It wouldn’t be a Los Gatos High girls volleyball match if it didn’t involve an extended set.  The No. 6 seed Wildcats won another marathon set but ultimately lost the match and saw its season end against No. 3 seed Menlo-Atherton High in a Central...

Having graduated nine seniors off last year’s Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division championship team, Los Gatos High softball coach Randy Frey acknowledged this year’s squad will be more reliant than ever on senior Anna Bean.  It’s easy to see why. Though the...

(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...