Live Oak field hockey aims for top-tier league finish; Lopez comes a long way
Emily Lopez has come a long way since she started playing field hockey in her freshman year at Live Oak High. Now a senior and one of the Acorns’ captains, Lopez has worked hard to improve and become one of the team’s best all-around...
Former Sobrato, CHS, GHS and Hollister standouts lead resurgent Gavilan College women’s volleyball
After struggling through a one-win season last year, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team is back on track.
Entering the week, the Rams were 5-3, having won four of their last five matches. They’re doing it with a similar formula and a familiar face in...
Live Oak tops Sobrato in long-awaited return of the El Toro Bowl
With over 2,000 people in attendance to watch host Live Oak beat Sobrato 41-20 in the much-anticipated return of the El Toro Bowl on Sept. 23, Bulldogs coach Joel Rueda might have summed up the mood best afterward.
“It was Live Oak over Sobrato, but...
Upstart Sobrato High boys and girls water polo teams are on the road again
The Sobrato High boys and girls water polo teams might as well be called the Road Warriors this season.
Due to lingering issues at their home pool, the Bulldogs won’t have a single home match this year. While it’s far from an ideal situation, neither...
Sobrato’s strong defense not enough against Gilroy
Defense was the name of the game when the Gilroy and Sobrato football teams squared off on Sept. 17. Though the host Mustangs came away with a 27-14 win, the result was closer than the score indicated.
Gilroy’s defensive line was unstoppable, breaking through to...
Sobrato High football team finds its identity with the run game
After playing a tough Alisal High team in its season-opener, the Sobrato High football team was prepared for its Week Two contest against a struggling Andrew Hill High squad.
Struggling would be an understatement, as Andrew Hill was coming off a 77-0 loss to Gunderson...
Sobrato High girls volleyball team looks to scale Mount Hamilton
After winning three consecutive Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa South Division championships—culminating in a 10-0 division mark last year—it was only fitting that the Sobrato High girls volleyball team got promoted to the league’s premier Mount Hamilton Division this season.
The Bulldogs competed in...
Joel Rueda returns to lead Sobrato High football
It’s difficult for a high school football program to have sustained success if the coaching staff turns over every couple of years.
Sobrato High has had its fair share of football coaching changes recently which makes the hiring of Joel Rueda a vital one. In...
In the classroom or behind the dish, Tyler Pina got the job done
It was getting late in the recruiting process and Tyler Pina still didn’t have anything he was “super excited about.”
The soon to be Sobrato High graduate’s goal of playing for a four-year baseball program straight out of high school seemed to be waning.
“I knew...
Shane Callison awaits new challenge at Sonoma State
Shane Callison won’t soon forget the penultimate game of his high school baseball career. The soon to be Sobrato High graduate scored the winning run in the Bulldogs’ 5-4, eight-inning walk-off win over Branham High on May 13.
Callison was hit by a pitch, advanced...