High School Sports

After four consecutive losses, the Sobrato High football team needed a win to boost its morale and keep its Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Valley Division title hopes alive.  And that’s just what the Bulldogs accomplished after a thrilling 35-28 win over Gunderson High...

My relationship with my brother is so meaningful. I started wrestling because of him—he needed a consistent training partner.  Over time, what began as support turned into something much deeper. We grew through the sport together, often dedicating our wins to one another. No one understood...

Live Oak HS Football (3-7 overall, 3-3 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division) Recent results: Lost 31-7 vs. Christopher Upcoming games: 7pm Nov. 15 at Piedmont Hills (CCS D4) NOTES: Props to the Acorns defense, which allowed just six points in the three league wins and nearly produced an...

When the Live Oak and Los Gatos football teams clash in Morgan Hill on Friday, they’ll be playing for something far greater than trying to notch another ‘W’ in the win column.  They’ll be a part of the first-ever Coaches Against Cancer football game. Coaches...

Sobrato High soccer star Chloe Brown officially committed to play at the next level after signing an NCAA Division I National Letter of Intent to play in college at Pepperdine University this coming fall. The standout senior defender has competed on the Bulldogs’ girls varsity...

The Christopher-Live Oak boys lacrosse match on March 24 pitted a top-three team from the Gabilan Division and the front runner from the lower division.  For right now, at least, the Acorns showed the chasm between the Gabilan and Mission is a rather wide one.  Live...

Whenever the Live Oak High field hockey team comes to play at Sobrato High, the Acorns know they’re in for a challenge. Sobrato is one of the few schools that play on natural grass and not turf. As a result, balls tend to take trickier...

Before the start of each season, Live Oak High football coach Mike Gemo always has several goals in mind. One of them—assuming the team is good enough in that particular year—is to earn a top four seed to get a home playoff game.  The No....

Connor Ghione was running the court like a gazelle, beating defenders down the floor for layups or catching the ball in stride for close-range baskets. It’s no coincidence the Live Oak High sophomore forward made an impact with his legs. After all, he ran...

Sobrato High wrestling standouts Aden and Nyla Valencia virtually do everything together when it comes to getting prepared during the long season.  From training sessions on the mat to getting in a grueling workout in the weight room, they’re in the same building no matter...