Sobrato High School

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...

Although the Sobrato High girls tennis team has struggled to win matches in the Blossom Valley League’s Mount Hamilton Division this season, coach Rich Braen said the Bulldogs continually improve and show they belong with all the top teams. “We’re hanging right in there, girls...

Nathan Ortiz may not have the prototypical size college coaches look for when they’re recruiting players, but Ortiz’s talent will give him an opportunity to play somewhere.  It could very well be at Gavilan College, where two solid years of growth would give him a...

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...

The recent Covid surge has led to mass cancellations for winter high school sports teams throughout the state.  Teams in Santa Clara and San Benito County have been hit particularly hard this week as several teams couldn’t play their scheduled games due to positive tests...

Aziza Calvert admits she can overanalyze things at times, which makes her anxious at certain points in a match. So when Sobrato High girls water polo coach Scott Jackson told her she was going to take the penalty shot that could decide the outcome...

The Sobrato High girls volleyball team had already clinched the best record and repeated as the Blossom Valley League Santa Teresa South Division champions entering its season-finale match against crosstown rival Live Oak on Thursday.  But the Acorns prevented the Bulldogs from running the table...

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...

The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association has awarded All-American recognition to two Morgan Hill swimmers.  The NISCA recognized Sobrato’s Zoe Childers and Oakwood’s Lucas Tompkins for their recent accomplishments in the Spring 2025 season. Childers received awards in both the 100 butterfly and the 200 individual...

Sobrato High tweaked the defenses and utilized offensive bursts from Vince Madriaga and Trey Miller to rally past Lynbrook 53-48 in a Central Coast Section Division II opener Feb. 16. The victory prompted a big celebration from the Bulldogs’ bench in the final seconds...