High School Sports

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...

A back-and-forth donnybrook between rivals Live Oak and Christopher came down to the last play with four seconds remaining on the clock.  And it was the Acorns’ defense that made its third straight stand to hold the Cougars out of the end zone and preserve...

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...

On paper, Sobrato and Mt. Pleasant had identical records. The home-standing Cardinals had a strong offense, while the Bulldogs’ defense still had some rough patches.  It had all the makings for what could’ve been a close game. Crumble up that paper and throw it away.  On...

In Live Oak High’s league opener, visiting Lincoln High began the game with an eight-play 80-yard touchdown drive. “They smacked us in the mouth,” Live Oak coach Mike Gemo said. “We had to wake up a little bit.” They woke up quite a bit. After the...

It was “Dig Pink” night at Christopher High for the anticipated volleyball showdown between the top two teams in the Santa Teresa East Division.  In the second set, the Cougars took a big “dig deep for a big dig” to rally to a dramatic come-from-behind...

In a crucial league battle last week, Live Oak senior Izzy Jeffery put on her cape and came to the rescue during the final minutes of overtime.  She banged home the game-winner with just 1:22 remaining in the match to help lift the Acorns field...

Live Oak High rallied past cross-town rival Sobrato High recently to win the El Toro Bowl, the football competition between the two Morgan Hill schools.  On a sunny breezy Tuesday afternoon, it was “El Toro Bowl 2” as the Bulldogs visited the Acorns in girls...

After a successful 2022 season, the Live Oak High girls volleyball team moved up a division within the Blossom Valley Athletic League and are expected to be contenders once again.  At the start of this season, the Acorns took powerful Sobrato to five sets in...

Live Oak High senior running back Josh Gagni recorded three rushing touchdowns to help lift the Acorns football team past cross-town rival Sobrato High, 35-27, in the annual El Toro Bowl on Sept. 16.  Gagni finished with 213 yards rushing on 26 carries and crossed...