Sobrato High School

Those who knew Adrian Alcantara said he had a heart of service that always went under the radar. Whether he was preparing five-course meals for his friends and family or coaching and mentoring youth football players, Alcantara loved giving back. That’s why the Sobrato High...

Last May, Sara Tran’s athletic career was at a crossroads. Her body beaten by the constant pounding of competing in gymnastics for eight years, Tran suffered a C5 vertebrae fracture, or in simple terms, a broken neck.  Surgeons needed to fuse Tran’s C5 and C6...

The Sobrato High softball facility used to be known as The Farm. With weeds littering the outfield grass, myriad gopher holes and a makeshift fence consisting of netting, Sobrato’s home facility wasn’t exactly a field of dreams.  But that all officially changed on March 17...

The Sobrato High baseball program got its wish as it was promoted to the Blossom Valley League’s top division, the Mount Hamilton, for this season.  Now the Bulldogs will have to fight and play to their potential to stay up in the A league.  “We’ll be...

Roller hockey’s heyday might have been two decades ago, but interest remains strong at Sobrato High and in the San Jose area.  The Bulldogs have two teams, the top Maroon Division I team and the White Division II team, that were victorious in the High...

A track meet broke out between the Sobrato High and Saratoga High boys basketball teams on Tuesday night.  Turns out, a fast, up and down game fits right into the Bulldogs’ wheelhouse. Sobrato’s highly entertaining 78-74 win means it has advanced to the semifinals for...

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...

The Sobrato High boys soccer team knew from the beginning of the season it had the talent to put together a special season.  And that’s exactly what the Bulldogs did, clinching an outright Blossom Valley League West Valley Division championship and earning their first Central...

The Sobrato High and Live Oak High wrestling teams represented themselves well in the Blossom Valley League Finals Feb. 11-12 at Overfelt High.  Despite having only eight out of a possible 14 wrestlers competing, Sobrato gave perennial power Evergreen Valley a scare. The Bulldogs finished...

Nyla Valencia’s visit to the University of Iowa was the stuff dreams were made of.  And it was packaged into a mini movie, courtesy of Nyla’s dad, Joel. A Sobrato High senior, Nyla signed her national letter of intent on Feb. 8 to become a...