High School Sports

The Live Oak girls basketball team has completed a three-year run of unprecedented success. The Acorns won three straight league titles, racking up a 34-2 league record in that span, with a 59-21 overall mark.  Additionally, Live Oak won at least one Central Coast Section...

After two years of struggles, the Live Oak boys basketball program regained its footing and the current season marked a huge step forward. The senior-led 2024-25 team reached new heights with a 5-5 third-place league record and a Central Coast Section playoff berth.  The season...

Live Oak HS Boys Basketball (9-11 overall, 3-3 BVAL Santa Teresa East) Recent results: Won 70-38 at Mt. Pleasant; won 59-54 (OT) vs. Gilroy Upcoming games: 7pm Feb. 5 vs. Evergreen Valley; 7pm Feb. 7 at Oak Grove NOTES: Devon DeHaro scored 21 points against the Cardinals...

The Sobrato boys basketball team is jelling and it is coming at a great time. League play in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa East Division started this past week and it’s a wide-open free-for-all.  With a close loss to Mt. Pleasant and a...

Live Oak HS Boys Basketball (6-8 overall) Recent results: Lost 64-62 at Oakwood; won 69-39 vs. San Lorenzo Valley Upcoming games: 7pm Jan. 15 at Gilroy; 7pm Jan. 17 at Evergreen Valley NOTES: Against SLV, Ethan Estrada Sanchez scored 24 points and Devon DeHaro added 16 points. Live...

Live Oak had a rocky start to the 2024 season. There were three one-sided losses and a painful 20-14 defeat to rival Sobrato.  But under the covers, one notes that those three teams that beat the Acorns decisively (Palma, Los Gatos and Menlo-Atherton), were all...

Live Oak HS Boys Basketball (5-8 overall) Recent results: Tustin Holiday Classic: lost 72-36 vs. Newport Harbor; lost 63-34 at Tustin; lost 59-46 vs. Mission Viejo; lost 74-48 vs. Laguna Hills Recent results: Lost 64-62 at Oakwood Upcoming games: 6:30pm Jan. 9 vs. San Lorenzo Valley NOTES: Nathan...

One game, it was the Sobrato offense leading the way. Another game, it was the Sobrato defense. Some days, it was both.  In the end, the pieces fit together quite well in a 7-3 season that was the best since 2017.  But ask anyone in Bulldog...

Live Oak HS Boys Basketball (3-1 overall) Recent results: Won 74-49 vs. Harbor; won 52-50 at Soledad; won 64-34 at Yerba Buena; lost 59-57 at Salinas Upcoming games: 8pm Dec. 12 at Gilroy in the Bob Hagen Tournament NOTES: Nathan Lozano is averaging 17.0 points per game...

Live Oak HS Boys Basketball (2-0 overall)  Recent results: Won 74-49 vs. Harbor; Won 52-50 at Soledad NOTES: Nathan Lozano scored 19 points and added seven assists in the victory over Harbor. Devon DeHaro added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Sam Ellingsen scored 16.  In the...