Sports

Advancing to its first-ever CIF State Championship Bowl Game last season is still fresh in the minds of the Los Gatos High football team.  After all, the Wildcats played that contest—a 45-42 loss to Central Valley Christian in the Division 2-A final—just seven months ago....

When Joel Fumia became the Los Gatos High School boys soccer coach in the summer before the start of the 2022-2023 season, his goal was to get the Wildcats back into the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division.  Mission accomplished.  The Wildcats got promoted...

When we look back at 2024, it will be remembered as one of the finest in Los Gatos sports history. Los Gatos High School tends to dominate the local sports chatter, but uber-talented athletes and teams from every age level and division—youth, college and...

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....

Over the course of her 17-year professional soccer playing career, Jen Beattie has been on her fair share of championship-winning teams.  While the 33-year-old Bay FC defender is still going strong on the pitch, she’s championing another cause: breast cancer awareness. Beattie, who was 29 when...

At some point in the playoffs, a game comes down to free throws. It’s not sexy, it doesn’t grab the headlines, but knocking down free throws can be the difference between earning a historic victory or coming up just short. For the Los Gatos High...

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...

Two more Los Gatos High sports teams have clinched league championships in the current winter sports season. With the school having already won titles in girls basketball and wrestling, the boys basketball team pulled off a remarkable repeat title season. A year after earning...

The Los Gatos High wrestling team is well on its way to a third consecutive undefeated Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division regular-season championship.  After the Wildcats’ final dual meet against Lynbrook High on Feb. 8, they’ll turn their focus to the league tournament...

For the first time this season, the Los Gatos High football team found itself in uncharted territory—with an opponent that kept things close several minutes into the fourth quarter.  However, the Wildcats passed the test with flying colors, literally running away from Wilcox for a...