High School Sports

Sobrato football head coach Joel Rueda, a Bulldog alum, remembers the date well. The last time his school beat city rival Live Oak: Sept. 25, 2009. “Having not won that game in 15 years, it’s a pretty big deal,” Rueda said. “It’s weighed heavily on...

Sobrato boys basketball coach Sean Tate is looking for his team to put together four great consecutive quarters.  It’s happening more and more often, yet sometimes they’ll still need at least four-and-a-half good quarters to get the job done. The Bulldogs played a complete game to...

Sobrato girls basketball is coming off two productive seasons in which they qualified for the post-season playoffs. A young Bulldogs squad is off to a good start this year, with a new challenge lying ahead as they have been shifted up one level to...

The Live Oak girls basketball team has completed a three-year run of unprecedented success. The Acorns won three straight league titles, racking up a 34-2 league record in that span, with a 59-21 overall mark.  Additionally, Live Oak won at least one Central Coast Section...

It is the third year for Sobrato volleyball in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s top division and the Bulldogs are hunting for another high finish and Central Coast Section playoff berth.  Coach Daniel Clifton’s squad came in third place the last two years and advanced...

There are many great plays in sports during a year or over many years. Some are exciting, some are superb athletically, and some are crucial to a game’s outcome. Last fall, Live Oak football linebacker Zach Rocha made one of the best plays ever...

It’s been a busy few weeks in Morgan Hill. There were spectacular performances aplenty on the track, in the pool and on the field. The first championship event to take place was the Central Coast Section swimming and diving championships. Diving was held on April...

Live Oak’s Luke Richey was league MVP in lacrosse and league Defensive Player of the Year in football. With opportunities beckoning in both, Richey chose to continue in football and selected San Jose State over other interested colleges. The Spartans are coming off a...

The Sobrato boys basketball team is jelling and it is coming at a great time. League play in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa East Division started this past week and it’s a wide-open free-for-all.  With a close loss to Mt. Pleasant and a...

There are 382 members of the National Football League Hall of Fame. And one of them was raised on a horse ranch in Morgan Hill and attended Live Oak High.  On Aug. 2, the NFL enshrined Jared Allen into the Hall, its highest honor. Allen,...