Live Oak High School

Christian Hauge's ascent has been nothing short of meteoric. Quite fitting actually, considering he runs the 100-meter dash.  The Live Oak High junior only started competing in track and field last year but now has the title of Central Coast Section champion. Hauge crossed the...

A year ago, the Live Oak High baseball team could only wonder what might have been after failing to close out the top team in the Central Coast Section, St. Francis, in the opening round of the Division I playoffs.  This time, the Acorns slammed...

Childhood friends and Division I-signees to Pac-12 schools, Aidan Keenan and Landon Stump aim to end their remarkable prep careers with a bang: by leading the Live Oak High baseball team to a win over West Catholic Athletic League power Mitty in the Central...

It was a season to remember for the Live Oak High boys lacrosse team, which made program history by winning its first league championship and Central Coast Section playoff match.  The Acorns’ top highlight was no doubt their riveting 9-8 win over Mitty in their...

After the first six games of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division season, the Live Oak High baseball team was 2-4 and in seventh place out of 10 teams.  A league championship—and a three-peat—seemed a distant reality. Somehow, someway, the Acorns came all...

Katherine Nicole Lim’s latest performance in the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships is a testament to her will, laser-like focus and athleticism. The Sobrato High junior nearly won the diving final on May 4 at the Santa Clara Swim Center, finishing with 481.95...

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...

When Christian Hauge ran the 100-meter dash in 10.77 seconds in the Lynbrook Invitational on March 25—shattering his previous personal-record (PR) and going sub 11 seconds for the first time ever—the Live Oak High junior was floored.  The 5-foot-9, 160-pound Hauge had always known he...

It’s a testament to the Live Oak High girls lacrosse team that it finds itself in prime position to repeat as Blossom Valley Athletic League champions.  The Acorns have dealt with illness and multiple injuries to key players this season, yet they improved to 6-0...

The Live Oak and Sobrato softball teams are on track to have solid seasons once again.  The crosstown rivals met for their only regular-season contest this season on March 16, with the Bulldogs prevailing, 8-7. The teams are in different divisions this year, with the...