Sports

The Britton Middle School seventh-grade boys basketball team might not have gotten the storybook ending it wanted, but that did little to negate the overall scope of a fantastic season.  The Bobcats went 11-1 in the recently completed winter season, culminating in a 54-52 loss...

It’s hard to believe that Jailen Daniel-Dalton had just one community college coach who wanted him to be a part of their men’s basketball program.  Unimaginable because Daniel-Dalton has developed into one of the premier players in the Coast Conference South Division in leading Gavilan...

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...

Kalvin Chak has endured his share of adversity in his athletic career.  In his sophomore year at Sobrato High, he broke his right arm which sidelined him for the entire basketball season. Last year, in the midst of a breakout season on the varsity, Chak...

A year ago, the Oakwood High boys basketball team saw its season end in a four-point loss to Robert Louis Stevenson in the Central Coast Section Division V playoff semifinals.  It was a rather painful ending as the Hawks had high hopes to reach their...

In a showdown for first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division, the Sobrato High girls basketball team got hit with a haymaker, falling behind 10-0 a little over two minutes into the game.  The Bulldogs showed they’ve got a fighter’s...

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be jam packed once again with hundreds of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite professional star athletes, actors or musicians battling it out on the golf course this weekend. “Building upon the rich tradition established by...

The Gilroy and Live Oak girls basketball teams have had their fair share of adversity this season.  Both squads have had to navigate injuries and in the Acorns’ situation, they’ve also dealt with a variety of other issues that have prevented them from having their...

After the postgame handshakes, Randy Bartholomew had to take it all in. He sat down, hands touching the sides of his head, and took several deep breaths.  Finally, it was over. The Live Oak High boys basketball team had just secured its first league win...

The 2022-2023 Live Oak High wrestling team is on track to go down as one of the program’s best in recent memory.  The Acorns are coming off a strong performance in the Jim Root Memorial tournament Jan. 13-14 at Prospect High, finishing third behind De...