Raising Marleau: Sharks’ all-time great gets his No. 12 jersey retired
It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way.
If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau proved one thing, it was...
Oakwood boys basketball makes history by advancing to first-ever CCS playoff final
When things get a little helter-skelter for the Oakwood High boys basketball team, their dialogue on the floor and especially during timeouts gets ratched up a notch.
It can seem chaotic at times, but in the end, the Hawks usually put things together and such...
Sobrato boys soccer puts together back-to-back playoff appearances, continuing rise in prominence
A quarterfinal-round loss in the Central Coast Section playoffs did little to dampen what the Sobrato High boys soccer team accomplished this season. The Bulldogs, who finished 14-3-2, saw their season end to Branham High 3-2 on Feb. 18 in a Division II matchup.
After...
Sobrato’s Aden Valencia repeats as CCS champion
Aden Valencia’s place in Sobrato High wrestling continues to be one for the record books. The junior became the first boys wrestler in Bulldogs’ history to win two Central Coast Section titles when he defeated Gilroy High’s Daniel Zepeda 1-0 in the 132-pound final...
Britton Middle School seventh-grade boys basketball team excels in ultra-tough East Side Athletic League
The Britton Middle School seventh-grade boys basketball team might not have gotten the storybook ending it wanted, but that did little to negate the overall scope of a fantastic season.
The Bobcats went 11-1 in the recently completed winter season, culminating in a 54-52 loss...
Jailen Daniel-Dalton rises and stands tall to lead Gavilan men’s basketball
It’s hard to believe that Jailen Daniel-Dalton had just one community college coach who wanted him to be a part of their men’s basketball program.
Unimaginable because Daniel-Dalton has developed into one of the premier players in the Coast Conference South Division in leading Gavilan...
Live Oak trio of Catano, Enderle and Fuentes along with Sobrato’s McGlashan represent in Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game
Xavier Catano isn’t left speechless often but when NFL legend Ronnie Lott asked him an impromptu question during the banquet three days before the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game, the Live Oak High senior was at a loss for words.
“I ain’t gonna lie, he...
Sobrato’s Kalvin Chak gets the point
Kalvin Chak has endured his share of adversity in his athletic career.
In his sophomore year at Sobrato High, he broke his right arm which sidelined him for the entire basketball season. Last year, in the midst of a breakout season on the varsity, Chak...
Oakwood Hawks aim to soar to historic success
A year ago, the Oakwood High boys basketball team saw its season end in a four-point loss to Robert Louis Stevenson in the Central Coast Section Division V playoff semifinals.
It was a rather painful ending as the Hawks had high hopes to reach their...
Sobrato girls basketball clinches BVAL Santa Teresa East Division championship
In a showdown for first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division, the Sobrato High girls basketball team got hit with a haymaker, falling behind 10-0 a little over two minutes into the game.
The Bulldogs showed they’ve got a fighter’s...
