Live Oak softball, baseball teams have their seasons end in CCS playoffs
The Live Oak High softball team’s season came to an end in a Central Coast Section Division III playoff semifinal loss to Salinas High May 24 at the Salinas Sports Complex. The Acorns finished the season 12-13 after losing to Salinas High for the...
Live Oak baseball team in Division I bracket for CCS playoffs; Sobrato in Division IV
Four high school baseball teams in the Weeklys South Valley coverage area—Christopher, Live Oak, San Benito and Sobrato—found out where they were placed after the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on May 18.
All opening round/quarterfinal games take place Saturday. Live Oak (18-8), the Blossom...
The uphill climb is complete: Live Oak High baseball team repeats as BVAL Mount Hamilton Division champions
When the Live Oak High baseball team got swept by Santa Teresa High to open the Blossom Valley League Mount Hamilton Division season, the Acorns knew their margin for error was essentially gone if they wanted to repeat as A-league champions.
They were near perfect...
Sobrato’s swim and dive future is now; Live Oak’s Hail makes history
The future is now for the Sobrato High girls swim and dive team. Nowhere was that more apparent than what the Bulldogs brought to the Central Coast Section Championships May 6-7 at the Santa Clara International Swim Center.
Freshman sensation Zoe Childers was one of...
Live Oak girls lacrosse team completes incredible turnaround, wins BVAL title to earn CCS playoff berth
Talk about an impressive turnaround. In just its second full season as a program, the Live Oak High girls lacrosse team has won the Blossom Valley Athletic League championship.
The Acorns finished 13-5 overall and a perfect 10-0 in league play a year after going...
Sobrato’s Katherine Lim a diving sensation
As the dozens of athletes took turns diving in the Blossom Valley League Finals at Santa Teresa High on April 27, the level of skill ranged from beginner to advanced.
Some divers landed awkwardly in the water, while others looked to work on the basics...
Live Oak’s Andrea Dejesus to play in Triple Crown International Challenge
When Andrea Dejesus decided to submit an application to play for Puerto Rico in the Triple Crown International Challenge—one of the biggest softball tournaments in the nation—she never thought it would happen.
Much to her surprise, the Live Oak High junior has been awarded a...
Live Oak boys golf team hitting it well on the links
Mark Cummins is in his 11th season as the Live Oak High boys golf coach, and this has been one of his most enjoyable teams yet.
Sure, it helped that the Acorns finished the regular-season 12-4 overall and 8-2 in the Blossom Valley League’s Santa...
Girls lacrosse thriving at Live Oak, Sobrato
From 0-8-1 last year to a potential Blossom Valley League championship this season. That’s the exact situation the Live Oak High girls lacrosse team finds itself in after defeating Sobrato High 12-2 on April 19. But don’t tell that to Acorns coach Jordan Evanger.
“Oh...
Live Oak baseball team sweeps Sobrato
The Live Oak and Sobrato baseball teams entered their two-game set last week both in desperate need of a sweep to put themselves in prime position for a top-four finish in the Blossom Valley League’s Mount Hamilton Division, which carries automatic berths into the...
