Sobrato High School

Two minutes into the match, Live Oak High’s Karlie Lema outran the Sobrato High defense and unleashed a powerful shot on goal. Even though Bulldogs goalkeeper Holly Rottenborn made a nice save, Lema was only getting started. The sophomore forward struck in the 17th...

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...

The dog days of summer football camp are over and the time has finally arrived for Live Oak and Sobrato high schools to kick off the 2023 season. The Acorns finished in a three-way tie for the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division title...

The Sobrato High football team took every opportunity it got this summer to condition, lift weights and compete in 7 on 7 passing league contests. Coach Jubenal Rodriguez is banking on the team’s hard work and diligence to pay off as it plays its...

When Evan Stapleton was named a co-captain for the Sobrato High boys water polo team last season, he was floored. After all, it was Stapleton’s first year at the school as he spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Valley Christian in San Jose.  “I...

The Live Oak and Sobrato baseball teams were set to have their best seasons in recent memory when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. With the high school spring sports season suspended until at least April 13, there is a distinct possibility that the...

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...

At some point in the third quarter in Sobrato’s boys basketball game with crosstown rival Live Oak on Dec. 12, Bulldogs coach Sean Tate looked up at the scoreboard and saw his team up by 20 points, which he found a bit incredulous.  “It felt...

With a strong core of returnees and some new faces, the Sobrato High girls volleyball team has its sights set high in 2023.  So far, this year’s Bulldogs squad has produced some great early results and is still jelling following big-time wins over Soquel and...

For the first time since Jubenal Rodriguez took over as the Sobrato High football coach, the Bulldogs have strung together back-to-back victories.  As such, one can’t blame the Bulldogs for being on a high after they came away with an impressive 22-14 win over Branham...