Softball rematch on deck for Live Oak, Sobrato
While the El Toro Bowl between Sobrato and Live Oak for city supremacy is a highlight of the football season, in the spring baseball and softball take center stage. The teams have produced three barnburners among them so far this season, with another matchup...
Sports Roundup: Live Oak girls lacrosse rolls with 4-1-1 record
Live Oak HS Boys Baseball (3-4-1 overall)
Recent results: Lost 5-4 vs. Christopher; Won 11-10 vs. Branham in 8 innings; Lost 7-4 vs. South San Francisco
Upcoming games: 4pm March 20 at Carlmont; 4pm March 25 at Evergreen Valley; 4pm March 27 vs. Evergreen Valley
NOTES: Noah...
Sobrato winter sports teams excel
The Sobrato girls basketball team used a diverse attack to excel this season. The Bulldogs went 5-5 in the pre-season and started league play with three losses—then they flipped the script entirely.
Sobrato closed the regular season with six wins in seven games and then...
Live Oak boys basketball rockets upward
A wholesale graduation of seniors made it appear the Live Oak boys basketball program might take a step back this season. But the new-look Acorns are thriving and took a step forward.
Last year’s team rebounded from two struggling years to go 5-5 in league...
Sobrato girls tennis rolls to third place in league play
A deep and talented Sobrato girls tennis squad fought hard and succeeded in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa – East Division. The Bulldogs closed in third place with a 6-4 league mark, 8-8 overall.
“The team was persistent and dedicated to tennis, as...
Sobrato marching band: from underdog to top dog
Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Ann Sobrato High School Marching Band and Color Guard is not a legacy in the world of the Marching Arts. Sobrato has never won a Western Band Association Regional or State Championship, nor had an undefeated season. They aren’t...
Sobrato football reaches first playoffs since 2017
The 2025 Sobrato football team made history. In the school’s 20th year of football, the Bulldogs reached the program’s first Central Coast Section final. Sobrato won two playoff games before falling 31-30 in overtime in the Division V title match last Saturday.
Additionally, this ended...
Sobrato volleyball returns to the playoffs
Sobrato’s volleyball team used a fierce schedule to toughen itself and the Bulldogs showed their mettle in the playoffs, their sixth straight appearance in the Central Coast Section post-season.
On the road at Rancho San Juan on the north side of Salinas Nov. 1, No....
Live Oak recaptures El Toro Bowl crownÂ
Before a packed house at Sobrato on Sept. 6, Live Oak crossed town to rout the Bulldogs 56-21 and snatch back the El Toro Bowl title.
The Acorns’ rushing game was dominant, recording 417 yards and seven touchdowns on 42 rushes, a 9.9 yard-per-carry average....
Sports Roundup: Sobrato volleyball beats Branham
Live Oak HS Football (1-0 overall)
Recent results: Won 43-8 vs. Hillsdale
Upcoming games: 1:30pm Sept. 6 vs. Sobrato
NOTES: Gage Jones ran 21 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. Quarterback Adrian Leal completed 6-of-8 passes for 98 yards and a score, a...

















