Live Oak baseball completes remarkable turnaround, earns share of BVAL Mount Hamilton Division title
After the first six games of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division season, the Live Oak High baseball team was 2-4 and in seventh place out of 10 teams.
A league championship—and a three-peat—seemed a distant reality. Somehow, someway, the Acorns came all...
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...
Sobrato softball on verge of winning league championship
Barring a rash of unforeseen circumstances, the Sobrato High softball team will win a league championship for the first time in eight years.
The upstart Bulldogs can clinch the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division title with an expected win May 3 which...
Colby Allen helps power Live Oak boys lacrosse to league championship, CCS playoffs in view
Colby Allen’s day usually involves a combination of a game and practice because he’s playing two sports—baseball and lacrosse—in the same season.
That’s always a juggling act, but Allen has handled it nicely. The Live Oak High senior is a second baseman on the baseball...
Live Oak’s Christian Hauge blazes down the track
When Christian Hauge ran the 100-meter dash in 10.77 seconds in the Lynbrook Invitational on March 25—shattering his previous personal-record (PR) and going sub 11 seconds for the first time ever—the Live Oak High junior was floored.
The 5-foot-9, 160-pound Hauge had always known he...
Sobrato High track and field boys and girls teams hitting their times, marks
Even with an injury to one of its top athletes, the Sobrato High track and field program is setting program records and continuing to hit its marks.
“We’re building the program and doing our best to put Sobrato on the map as far as track...
Live Oak girls lacrosse aim for repeat league title; Sobrato looks to progress
It’s a testament to the Live Oak High girls lacrosse team that it finds itself in prime position to repeat as Blossom Valley Athletic League champions.
The Acorns have dealt with illness and multiple injuries to key players this season, yet they improved to 6-0...
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,...
Live Oak, Sobrato softball teams aim high in their respective BVAL divisions
The Live Oak and Sobrato softball teams are on track to have solid seasons once again.
The crosstown rivals met for their only regular-season contest this season on March 16, with the Bulldogs prevailing, 8-7. The teams are in different divisions this year, with the...
