High School Sports

Trey Bringuel was an eighth-grader when he first attended the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game, and to this day he remembers thinking one thing.  “I thought it would be cool if I could play in the game one day,” he said.  The Sobrato High senior is going...

When Miguel Gutierrez was recently hired as the new assistant coach for the Hartnell College women’s soccer team, it was assumed that he would step down from his position as the Sobrato girls coach. Not so fast.  The 26-year-old Gilroy resident is going to do...

In the off-season, Cooper Callison made a request to Sobrato High baseball coach Mitch Martinez that he wanted to play catcher in addition to filling his role as the ace pitcher this season. Martinez had just one stipulation: gain weight.  If Callison was going to...

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...

Michael Gabbani has a mantra he repeats to himself when things get tough: pain is temporary. Moments after he crossed the finish line in first place in the cross-country season finale dual meet between Live Oak and Sobrato on Tuesday, the Bulldogs junior was...

Not even a 3-0 drubbing to Mountain View High in the Central Coast Section Division I playoff championship match last Saturday at Del Mar High could put a damper on the Sobrato High girls soccer team's season. Based off a terrific 2019-2020 season and...

Armed with athleticism, length and a hyper-competitive drive, Sobrato High sophomore Briana Bouton reflects what the team aims to bring every game: a tenaciousness from start to finish.  All of Bouton’s skills were on display in the Bulldogs’ 69-12 win over crosstown rival Live Oak...

When the Live Oak High boys basketball team fell short in its quest to win a league championship last season, standout J.T. Carvalho thought it had wasted its best opportunity to make some history.  “I remember last year how bad it hurt to lose at...

Whenever the Live Oak and Sobrato girls basketball teams play, things are bound to be frenzied, chaotic, physical and action-packed. Just as important, the players’ competitiveness extends to great sportsmanship on the court, making this crosstown rivalry one of the best in the South...