Behind second-half surge, Live Oak runs over Gilroy
The Live Oak and Gilroy football teams were involved in a close contest at halftime when the Acorns went to a familiar script: ground and pound.
Known for its potent run game last season, Live Oak literally ran away from the host Mustangs in a...
Live Oak football looks to coalesce as it gears up for another run at a league title
Longtime Live Oak High football coach Mike Gemo acknowledged the talent on this year’s team is as good as any the Acorns have had in the last five years.
However, the talent has to jell for Live Oak to win a league championship.
“We just have...
Live Oak High senior Aidan Keenan continues meteoric rise
Aidan Keenan had a pretty good idea he was going to be selected to the 40-man 18U National Team Training Camp roster.
After all, USA Baseball was reserving 20 of the 40 roster spots for pitchers, and given what he did at the Prospect Development...
Gus Giba, Ashley Brink among Live Oak 2021-2022 Athletes of the Year
After a standout basketball career at Live Oak High that culminated in being named the 2021-2022 Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Santa Teresa East Division Most Valuable Player, Gus Giba was hoping to receive some interest from community college coaches.
Only one, De Anza College, expressed...
Live Oak softball, baseball teams have their seasons end in CCS playoffs
The Live Oak High softball team’s season came to an end in a Central Coast Section Division III playoff semifinal loss to Salinas High May 24 at the Salinas Sports Complex. The Acorns finished the season 12-13 after losing to Salinas High for the...
Live Oak baseball team in Division I bracket for CCS playoffs; Sobrato in Division IV
Four high school baseball teams in the Weeklys South Valley coverage area—Christopher, Live Oak, San Benito and Sobrato—found out where they were placed after the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on May 18.
All opening round/quarterfinal games take place Saturday. Live Oak (18-8), the Blossom...
The uphill climb is complete: Live Oak High baseball team repeats as BVAL Mount Hamilton Division champions
When the Live Oak High baseball team got swept by Santa Teresa High to open the Blossom Valley League Mount Hamilton Division season, the Acorns knew their margin for error was essentially gone if they wanted to repeat as A-league champions.
They were near perfect...
Sobrato’s swim and dive future is now; Live Oak’s Hail makes history
The future is now for the Sobrato High girls swim and dive team. Nowhere was that more apparent than what the Bulldogs brought to the Central Coast Section Championships May 6-7 at the Santa Clara International Swim Center.
Freshman sensation Zoe Childers was one of...
Live Oak girls lacrosse team completes incredible turnaround, wins BVAL title to earn CCS playoff berth
Talk about an impressive turnaround. In just its second full season as a program, the Live Oak High girls lacrosse team has won the Blossom Valley Athletic League championship.
The Acorns finished 13-5 overall and a perfect 10-0 in league play a year after going...
Live Oak’s Andrea Dejesus to play in Triple Crown International Challenge
When Andrea Dejesus decided to submit an application to play for Puerto Rico in the Triple Crown International Challenge—one of the biggest softball tournaments in the nation—she never thought it would happen.
Much to her surprise, the Live Oak High junior has been awarded a...
