Sports

The fastest swimmers in the pool are those in the 50-meter freestyle. Known as the ultimate test of sprint speed, it features a single length of a 50-meter pool from a block start to a final hand touch.  The sprint relies on an explosive start,...

Gymnastics is a prominent sport in the Olympics and is growing by leaps and bounds in college. It has not received major attention at the high school level, but one of the best is Morgan Hill native and Sobrato High graduate Keira Lebovitz.  Lebovitz, who...

Coach Felipe Castellanos had a plan for a Live Oak baseball rebound after two years of struggles. It was challenging. And it worked to perfection. A hard pre-season schedule dented the overall record but the young Live Oak hardballers learned and grew. Down the stretch...

The Institute Golf Club, an ultra exclusive golf course located in east Morgan Hill, is setting its sights on staging tournaments befitting its stunning layout, according to a press release from The Golf Wire.  Such public facing events would be a dramatic switch for a...

It was a superb season for the Sobrato boys tennis team with a 9-5 league record and a third-place finish in the eight-team Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa Division. Westmont finished first, with Silver Creek in second. The Bulldogs were next, with Santa...

“Takedown!” screamed ESPN commentator Gerard “Rock” Harrison in the sudden-victory overtime of the 149s title match at the recent NCAA Championships. “Valencia victorious for the Stanford Cardinal!” Morgan Hill native and Sobrato alum Aden Valencia had just achieved one of the biggest athletic accomplishments in...

My relationship with my brother is so meaningful. I started wrestling because of him—he needed a consistent training partner.  Over time, what began as support turned into something much deeper. We grew through the sport together, often dedicating our wins to one another. No one understood...

Wake up, Morgan Hill. Take a look at Live Oak softball, one of the premier sports programs in the city. The Acorns won the Central Coast Section Division III title at West Valley College in Saratoga on May 30, running through the playoffs with...

The Live Oak softball team is rolling. After a strong regular season, the Acorns have scored 11 runs and 12 runs respectively in two solid playoff victories and have advanced to the May 30 Central Coast Section Division III title game.  The wins have been...

It was another year of success for Live Oak boys lacrosse.  The Acorns dominated Blossom Valley Athletic League play, with an unbeaten 10-0 mark, and all the victories came by nine goals or more. In the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs, Live Oak drilled...