Live Oak’s top athletes also excel off the field
Zach Souza, Emma Courtney, Logan Wiemann, Isabella Fiorentino, Thomas Dougherty and Emily Funk all made their mark as Live Oak High student-athletes. The six—along with dozens of their fellow students—received recognition at the school’s Senior Awards Night on May 24.
Souza and Courtney were named...
Live Oak tops Sobrato in long-awaited return of the El Toro Bowl
With over 2,000 people in attendance to watch host Live Oak beat Sobrato 41-20 in the much-anticipated return of the El Toro Bowl on Sept. 23, Bulldogs coach Joel Rueda might have summed up the mood best afterward.
“It was Live Oak over Sobrato, but...
Acorns girls’ basketball up for the challenge to repeat as league champion
A different league challenge looms this year for the Live Oak High girls’ basketball team, but the defense is in mid-season form and the offense has shown sparks of potential.
After reaching the second round of last year’s Central Coast Section Division III playoffs, the...
Acorns girls volleyball hangs with mighty Christopher in BVAL action
It was “Dig Pink” night at Christopher High for the anticipated volleyball showdown between the top two teams in the Santa Teresa East Division.
In the second set, the Cougars took a big “dig deep for a big dig” to rally to a dramatic come-from-behind...
Acorns beat Cupertino; ready for trilogy game vs. Westmont
The Live Oak softball team entered Tuesday’s Central Coast Section Division I playoff quarterfinal having lost two of its previous three games, including an 11-1 mercy-rule defeat to league rival Westmont.
Clearly, the minor skid did nothing to deter the No. 7 seed Acorns...
Roundup: Acorns blast Oak Grove in another shutout
Live Oak HS Football (3-4 overall, 3-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division)
Recent results: Won 14-0 at Leigh; Won 35-0 vs. Oak Grove
Upcoming games: 7:15pm Oct. 18 at Santa Teresa
NOTES: Adrian Leal completed 10-of-12 passes for 134 yards and four touchdowns. Noah Rivera caught three passes...
Acorns set for big turnaround
What a difference a year makes. Coming off a middle of the pack finish in the Blossom Valley League’s West Valley Division a year ago, the Live Oak High boys soccer team has legitimate expectations to take the division championship this season. The Acorns...
Live Oak’s wrestling revival
For the first time since the 2011-2012 season, the Live Oak High wrestling team has won a championship. The Acorns went a perfect 7-0 in the Blossom Valley League's Santa Teresa Division to win the title, and with that those around the team are...
Acorns move down, but things are looking up
The Live Oak High girls soccer team has moved down to the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s B Division, the Santa Teresa, for this season. Longtime coach Tony Vasquez reasoned it would be good for the program to take a step back after being hit...
Live Oak puts together another terrific season
As the Live Oak High girls basketball team gathered in the locker room after a 46-36 loss to Aptos in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals on Feb. 27, Acorns guard Adrianne Gomez said you could hear a pin drop. As one could...
