Ashton Pluckhan defies the odds
As Ashton Pluckhan started his ascent up one of the hills on the Gavilan Cross Country Course, his mom, Piper, couldn't help but well up with tears. After all, what Ashton was doing was nothing short of monumental—and that could be considered a vast...
In defeat, Sobrato stands tall
Even in the midst of defeat, the Sobrato High football players stood tall—especially Jose Reyes, the junior all-everything player who dazzles with his play but even more impressively hasn't let adversity harden his spirits. Last Saturday, the Bulldogs fell behind early and could never...
Acorns exceeding expectations
Ryan Gautschi admits he's been blown away by the effort, enthusiasm and play of the Live Oak High boys water polo team this season. Calling it perhaps his most enjoyable year of coaching ever, Gautschi has a roster comprised of seven boys and eight...
Acorns know what they need to do rest of way
The Live Oak High football team broke its postgame huddle by saying Jalen in unison, a reference to their teammate Jalen Rios, who was diagnosed with leukemia the day before last Friday's game against Oak Grove High. The Acorns, who snapped a long losing...
Sobrato set on making playoffs once again
Aziza Calvert admits she can overanalyze things at times, which makes her anxious at certain points in a match. So when Sobrato High girls water polo coach Scott Jackson told her she was going to take the penalty shot that could decide the outcome...
Sobrato field hockey grows
Sobrato High field hockey coach Madeline Peterson has seen the game grow from the time she played at Christopher High, which wasn't that long ago.
"You can go to Dick's Sporting Goods store and they have field hockey equipment," she said. "When I played, they...
Bulldogs chomping to get on the field again
It's been a frustrating season for the Sobrato High football team—not in terms of its won-loss record—but in the fact that the Bulldogs have played only one game through the first three weeks of the season. Sobrato (1-0) hosts Mount Pleasant on Saturday at...
Sobrato a team on the upswing
Optimism runs in Daniel Clifton's blood. How else to explain the fact that the Sobrato High girls volleyball coach went on record saying this year's team has what it takes to win a Central Coast Section playoff championship. Bold words in regards to a...
Live Oak mauls Christopher
High school football coaches want their teams to play hard and play fast. That's exactly what Live Oak High did in its 30-7 win over visiting Christopher High last Friday. The Acorns ran their record to 2-0 by running all over the Cougars to...
Sobrato out to prove it belongs in Santa Teresa
Sobrato High has one mission for the 2019 season: to prove it belongs in the Blossom Valley League's Santa Teresa Division. The Bulldogs got bumped up from the lower West Valley Division after a couple of strong seasons in the BVAL's lowest division, including...
