Sports

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...

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...

Despite not getting the desired result in the championship game of its own Lions Club Wildcat Shootout on Dec. 8, the Los Gatos High boys basketball team has plenty of valid reasons for optimism and an opportunity to have a truly special season.  The narrow...

When Nicole Steiner received an email from the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame two weeks ago notifying her that she had been named the Female High School Athlete of the Year for Santa Clara County, she didn’t know what to make of it.  After...

Ben Kinczel had every reason to be encouraged after finishing in second place in the USA Powerlifting California High School Open’s 75 kilogram (165 pound) division on Nov. 17 in Hayward.  After all, the 14-year-old Kinczel, a Los Gatos High School freshman, was competing in...

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,...

In the first couple months of each year, Los Gatans watch as tall young men march past the library in athletic attire, towards Cal Strength. That’s because the facility, owned by David Spitz, has been a training ground for college football players on the...

Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton knows it’s not every year a person in his position inherits a team free of drama and egos.  That’s why he’s been effusive in his praise for the players as they’ve been a joy to coach...

On a cold winter night in a packed gym, the scoreboard told only part of the story.  Even though the Los Gatos High School boys basketball team couldn’t deliver a victory in front of an electric home crowd in the Lions Club Wildcat Shootout championship...

By any metric, the inaugural season for the Los Gatos High School girls flag football team was a rousing success. The Wildcats went 24-2 overall and 8-1 in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, sharing the championship with Milpitas and Santa Clara. Los Gatos...