Live Oak High School

Like a blindside hit, Nathan Williams never saw it coming.  The Live Oak High senior was overwhelmed with emotion when he learned that he would be awarded the Dwight Clark Beyond Extraordinary Award during halftime in the 47th annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game on...

Deja Jimenez wasn’t going to be denied. With the Live Oak High field hockey team battling Branham in a golden goal situation, the junior forward unleashed a shot from the top of the semi-circle that bounced off the pads of the Branham goalkeeper.  Undeterred, Jimenez...

The Live Oak and Sobrato baseball teams entered their two-game set last week both in desperate need of a sweep to put themselves in prime position for a top-four finish in the Blossom Valley League’s Mount Hamilton Division, which carries automatic berths into the...

Mike Kiefer has been the Live Oak High girls basketball coach for 17 years, but he doesn’t remember ever having a season in which he’s had only one senior on the team. Such is the case this season and as such Kiefer acknowledges it’s going...

Xavier Catano isn’t left speechless often but when NFL legend Ronnie Lott asked him an impromptu question during the banquet three days before the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game, the Live Oak High senior was at a loss for words.  “I ain’t gonna lie, he...

Connor Ghione was running the court like a gazelle, beating defenders down the floor for layups or catching the ball in stride for close-range baskets. It’s no coincidence the Live Oak High sophomore forward made an impact with his legs. After all, he ran...

Gavin Herr literally eats, breathes and sleeps lacrosse.  If he’s not coaching the sport, he’s refereeing games. If he’s not refereeing matches, he’s flying to different parts of the U.S. to play in tournaments. And if Herr isn’t doing any of those things, he’s either...

Whenever the Live Oak High field hockey team comes to play at Sobrato High, the Acorns know they’re in for a challenge. Sobrato is one of the few schools that play on natural grass and not turf. As a result, balls tend to take trickier...

Live Oak High football coach Mike Gemo likes where his team is at as it enters the stretch run in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division season.  The Acorns are 5-1 overall and 1-0 in league play following a resounding 41-14 win over...

The Sobrato High girls volleyball team had already clinched the best record and repeated as the Blossom Valley League Santa Teresa South Division champions entering its season-finale match against crosstown rival Live Oak on Thursday.  But the Acorns prevented the Bulldogs from running the table...