Local track and field athletes finish season on the upswing
The track and field season finished up recently with the Blossom Valley Athletic League finals on May 10 at Santa Teresa High and the Central Coast Section prelims and finals at Gilroy High on May 17 and May 24.
Top performers from the city of...
High schools add ‘double first base’ rule
Sobrato’s baseball team fashioned a superb 2025 season, with a 20-7 overall record and a 14-4 league record. In the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa Division, the Bulldogs finished in third place. They advanced into the Central Coast Section Division VI playoffs and...
Live Oak makes top 20 in national football helmet ranking
A schoolteacher and coach in Missouri created a website where he has been collecting pictures of the football helmets used by all 351 high schools in Missouri. As a side project during the summer months, the coach has expanded his photo collection geographically—naming Morgan...
Ace pitchers, strong hitters led Live Oak softball to amazing season
The Live Oak softball team ran the table in league play and competed with the best in the Central Coast Section during a landmark season. The Acorns put together a 24-3 year, the top mark in school history.
The squad was a brilliant 16-0 in...
Live Oak baseball rebounds with strong season
After a spectacular few years with star players, Live Oak baseball slipped last year. But in 2025, the Acorns rebounded to a 10-8 league record and were only a few tight defeats away from reaching the playoffs.
In the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa...
Sawyer Drago leads young Live Oak golf team to strong finish
The Live Oak boys golf team won league titles in 2023 and 2024. With graduations, a young crew faced challenges in 2025. The players learned and improved during the season and finished strongly, winning four of their last six matches.
The team’s overall record was...
Live Oak boys volleyball rises from the depths to the heights
After the Covid-19 pandemic, the Live Oak boys volleyball program restarted but had minimal success on the court. In the spring of 2022, the Acorns were just 1-11 overall, 1-8 in league.
The next two years brought some progress but now the Acorns have really...
Live Oak edges Sobrato 4-3 in softball’s ‘El Toro Bowl’
It was a beautiful Thursday afternoon for the “El Toro Bowl” of softball and the stands at Sobrato High School were packed, with standing room only down the foul lines. Both the Bulldogs and the visiting Live Oak Acorns softball teams are having stellar...
Sports roundup: Live Oak girls lacrosse goes 6-0 in league
Live Oak HS baseball (6-8 overall, 6-3 BVAL Santa Teresa East)
Recent results: Lost 8-2 vs. Lincoln; lost 9-1 at Lincoln; won 8-0 vs. Hill
Upcoming games: 4pm April 11 vs. Willow Glen
NOTES: In the victory against Hill, Brandon Behl, Thomas Guenet and Jonah Chattha each...
Sports roundup: Live Oak softball shuts out King City
Live Oak HS Baseball (1-5 overall, 1-1 BVAL Santa Teresa East)
Recent results: Lost 13-5 vs. Evergreen Valley; Won 11-0 at Oak Grove
Upcoming games: 4pm March 20 vs. Evergreen Valley; 4pm March 21 at Branham
NOTES: Acorns exploded for seven runs in the top of the...

















