Sobrato High School

Usually when a high school athlete like Sara Tran has her senior season cut short due to injury, it makes for a rather depressing time.  After all, most seniors aren’t good enough to compete in college athletics, so playing sports in high school is the...

Xavier Catano isn’t left speechless often but when NFL legend Ronnie Lott asked him an impromptu question during the banquet three days before the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game, the Live Oak High senior was at a loss for words.  “I ain’t gonna lie, he...

For the entire first half, Live Oak boys basketball coach Randy Bartholomew had a look of frustration as he watched his players make errant passes and take ill-advised shots. Part of the problem was Sobrato’s height and length, which makes daylight a little harder...

It's been a frustrating season for the Sobrato High football team—not in terms of its won-loss record—but in the fact that the Bulldogs have played only one game through the first three weeks of the season. Sobrato (1-0) hosts Mount Pleasant on Saturday at...

Armed with athleticism, length and a hyper-competitive drive, Sobrato High sophomore Briana Bouton reflects what the team aims to bring every game: a tenaciousness from start to finish.  All of Bouton’s skills were on display in the Bulldogs’ 69-12 win over crosstown rival Live Oak...

Less than 24 hours after a riveting one-run win over Willow Glen in 11 innings, the Live Oak baseball team wasn’t in the mood to go extra innings again. So on Friday, they made sure to end things early. Displaying superiority in every phase...

Whenever the Live Oak and Sobrato girls basketball teams play, things are bound to be frenzied, chaotic, physical and action-packed. Just as important, the players’ competitiveness extends to great sportsmanship on the court, making this crosstown rivalry one of the best in the South...

Optimism runs in Daniel Clifton's blood. How else to explain the fact that the Sobrato High girls volleyball coach went on record saying this year's team has what it takes to win a Central Coast Section playoff championship. Bold words in regards to a...

Sobrato High field hockey coach Madeline Peterson has seen the game grow from the time she played at Christopher High, which wasn't that long ago.  "You can go to Dick's Sporting Goods store and they have field hockey equipment," she said. "When I played, they...

When the Sobrato High football team started the season 0-5—one loss that was later overturned due to a team using an ineligible player—things could’ve easily gone downhill from there. Instead, the opposite happened. After a four-point loss to Andrew Hill on Sept. 29, the...