High School Sports

Christian Hauge's ascent has been nothing short of meteoric. Quite fitting actually, considering he runs the 100-meter dash.  The Live Oak High junior only started competing in track and field last year but now has the title of Central Coast Section champion. Hauge crossed the...

Usually when a high school athlete like Sara Tran has her senior season cut short due to injury, it makes for a rather depressing time.  After all, most seniors aren’t good enough to compete in college athletics, so playing sports in high school is the...

A year ago, the Live Oak High baseball team could only wonder what might have been after failing to close out the top team in the Central Coast Section, St. Francis, in the opening round of the Division I playoffs.  This time, the Acorns slammed...

Childhood friends and Division I-signees to Pac-12 schools, Aidan Keenan and Landon Stump aim to end their remarkable prep careers with a bang: by leading the Live Oak High baseball team to a win over West Catholic Athletic League power Mitty in the Central...

It was a season to remember for the Live Oak High boys lacrosse team, which made program history by winning its first league championship and Central Coast Section playoff match.  The Acorns’ top highlight was no doubt their riveting 9-8 win over Mitty in their...

After the first six games of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division season, the Live Oak High baseball team was 2-4 and in seventh place out of 10 teams.  A league championship—and a three-peat—seemed a distant reality. Somehow, someway, the Acorns came all...

Katherine Nicole Lim’s latest performance in the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships is a testament to her will, laser-like focus and athleticism. The Sobrato High junior nearly won the diving final on May 4 at the Santa Clara Swim Center, finishing with 481.95...

The Oakwood High swim program had its best season in team history, having just completed its seventh season as a program.  Co-coaches Jaime Tompkins and Van Weltchek were thrilled with this year’s seven-member group, the largest in school history. In 2022, the Hawks had four...

Barring a rash of unforeseen circumstances, the Sobrato High softball team will win a league championship for the first time in eight years. The upstart Bulldogs can clinch the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division title with an expected win May 3 which...

Colby Allen’s day usually involves a combination of a game and practice because he’s playing two sports—baseball and lacrosse—in the same season.  That’s always a juggling act, but Allen has handled it nicely. The Live Oak High senior is a second baseman on the baseball...