Live Oak built to win
A little over three weeks before the season opener, Live Oak coach Mike Gemo pulled Caleb Ojeda aside and told him, 'You're a full-time QB now.' The 5-foot-10, 167-pound junior was stunned with the news, having practiced as a receiver at different football camps...
Gustaveson: the comeback kid
It's been a long road back for A.J. Gustaveson. The incoming Live Oak High senior played one snap last year before it was discovered he had suffered a torn ACL, MCL and LCL in his right knee. Although the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is...
Sobrato hosts 7 on 7 tournament
After winning the Blossom Valley League West Valley Division championship two years ago and finishing second in the division last season, the Sobrato High football team earned a promotion to the Santa Teresa Division for the upcoming season. It's a rather big step up...
Ojeda not resting on his laurels
The 2018-2019 high school sports season was a memorable one for Caleb Ojeda. The incoming Live Oak High junior had a breakout sophomore season, both in soccer and football. The 5-foot-10, 167-pound Ojeda established career-high marks in both sports, establishing himself as a premier...
Vuniwai to lead Sobrato football
Viliame "Billy" Vuniwai hopes to lead the Sobrato High football team back to the Blossom Valley League West Valley Division championship. The Bulldogs, who won the division title two years ago and finished second last season, have Vuniwai as their new coach after Tony...
Mendez to receive Jimmy V Award
When ESPN aired Rob Mendez's life story in a Sports Center Featured segment on Feb. 16, it forever changed his life. Mendez, a 31-year-old Gilroy resident who was born without arms and legs, started to get inundated with messages and requests to the point...
Sobrato athletes achieve their dreams
Michele Adam and Emily Harris have known each other for as long as they can remember, having grown up in the same neighborhood. Now the lifelong friends will continue their journey together in college at Seattle University, where Adam will play soccer and where...
Sobrato states its case to get promoted
Before the season started, the Sobrato High baseball team had three goals: to win a league championship, advance to the Central Coast Section playoffs and move up from the Blossom Valley League's Santa Teresa Division to the Mount Hamilton, the A division. The Bulldogs...
McCrossen comes up clutch in CCS Finals
Kolton McCrossen couldn't take his eyes off the medal he earned for finishing in third place in the 400-meter run in last Friday's Central Coast Section Championships at Gilroy High. For a good three to four minutes, McCrossen held the medal in his hands,...
Moghaddami inspires on and off the track
When coach Karen Arnold began the inaugural season for the Oakwood High track and field team four years ago, there were only five members on the roster. However, one of those athletes, Maryam Moghaddami, really stood out from the rest. The versatile senior excels...
