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March 29, 2024

Live Oak, Gilroy girls basketball teams display grit in BVAL’s West Valley Division

The Gilroy and Live Oak girls basketball teams have had their fair share of adversity this season.  Both squads have had to navigate injuries and in the Acorns’ situation, they’ve also dealt with a variety of other issues that have prevented them from having their...

Sobrato High baseball seeks turnaround

Off to its roughest start in recent memory, the Sobrato High baseball team can still turn things around if their mental approach changes.  “The players’ heads were down, they don’t have the belief they can win yet,” Bulldogs coach James Pozas said after a 15-4,...

Sobrato roller hockey team dominates area, wins three titles in all three seasons

If measuring athletic success comes down to winning championships, the Sobrato High roller hockey team can rightfully lay claim as the top high school sports team in the Central Coast Section—and perhaps any section in California.  In the recently completed 2022-2023 school year, the Bulldogs...

Live Oak softball bashes way to CCS Division IV title game; Sobrato sees fine season end in D-I semis

Through the first two rounds in the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs, it’s apparent the Live Oak High softball team is vastly underseeded in terms of division placement.  The No. 2 seed Acorns have played just one inning above the minimum amount possible after...

Sobrato’s Noah Taylor is in a league of his own

Sobrato High senior Noah Taylor is knocking down both school rushing records and opposing ball carriers as a two-way star for the Bulldogs’ football team.  The 6-foot-1, 195-pound stud running back ranks first in rushing yards in the Central Coast Section, third in the state...

Sobrato boys soccer puts together back-to-back playoff appearances, continuing rise in prominence

A quarterfinal-round loss in the Central Coast Section playoffs did little to dampen what the Sobrato High boys soccer team accomplished this season. The Bulldogs, who finished 14-3-2, saw their season end to Branham High 3-2 on Feb. 18 in a Division II matchup.  After...

Sobrato’s Katherine Nicole Lim a diving tour de force; Zoe Childers and Live Oak’s Alex Hail also to compete in CIF State Championships

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...

Oakwood High building a fast swim team, one lap at a time

The Oakwood High swim program had its best season in team history, having just completed its seventh season as a program.  Co-coaches Jaime Tompkins and Van Weltchek were thrilled with this year’s seven-member group, the largest in school history. In 2022, the Hawks had four...

Live Oak High School hosting wrestling camp with Isaiah Martinez

Live Oak High School is hosting a wrestling camp June 11 from 8am to 2:30pm. The event is being done in conjunction with West Hills College Wrestling Camps. The clinician/camp leader is none other than Isaiah Martinez, a decorated wrestler who is a four-time NCAA...

Live Oak boys basketball breaks through for hard-fought league win

After the postgame handshakes, Randy Bartholomew had to take it all in. He sat down, hands touching the sides of his head, and took several deep breaths.  Finally, it was over. The Live Oak High boys basketball team had just secured its first league win...

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