Live Oak boys basketball finishes third, reaches playoffs
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...
Sports Roundup: Live Oak girls basketball improves to 9-0
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...
Sports Roundup: Live Oak girls basketball wins three straightÂ
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 football closes season strongly, reaches playoffs
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...
Sports Roundup: Oakwood boys basketball rallies to beat city rival Live Oak
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...
Sports Roundup: Live Oak girls basketball wins first two games of seasonÂ
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...
Sports Roundup: Live Oak falls 10-6 in football playoffs, nearly pulling off upset
Live Oak HS Football (3-8 overall)
Recent results: Lost 10-6 at Piedmont Hills (CCS D4)
Upcoming games: Season over.
NOTES: Eighth-seeded Acorns nearly upset top-seeded Piedmont Hills on the road. Gage Jones scored the touchdown on a 3-yard run for Live Oak.
Sobrato HS Football (6-3 overall, 2-2...
Sobrato reaches postseason for fifth year in a row
Sobrato volleyball in 2024 dealt with graduations of last year’s seniors, a challenging non-conference schedule and loaded league competition. The Bulldogs nonetheless extended their playoff streak to five consecutive non-Covid years, and notched a postseason victory for only the second time in that span,...
Sports Roundup: Hughes, Hankins and Cruz lead Sobrato to 41-6 win over Gilroy
Live Oak HS Football (3-7 overall, 3-3 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division)
Recent results: Lost 31-7 vs. Christopher
Upcoming games: 7pm Nov. 15 at Piedmont Hills (CCS D4)
NOTES: Props to the Acorns defense, which allowed just six points in the three league wins and nearly produced an...
Sports Roundup: Sobrato football smashes Prospect 47-14
Live Oak HS Football (3-6 overall, 3-2 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division)
Recent results: Lost 35-21 vs. Branham
Upcoming games: 7:15pm Nov. 8 vs. Christopher
NOTES: Against Branham, Isaac Watson caught four passes from Adrian Leal and two were for touchdowns. Gage Jones rushed 14 times for 71...