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Aidan Keenan had a pretty good idea he was going to be selected to the 40-man 18U National Team Training Camp roster.  After all, USA Baseball was reserving 20 of the 40 roster spots for pitchers, and given what he did at the Prospect Development...

When Helena Batey puts her mind to something, she usually accomplishes it. Such was the case when the Sobrato High senior knew she would have to unload certain activities to earn a scholarship to play water polo at a Division I program. That’s easier...

The Live Oak High baseball team proved it was one of the top eight teams in the entire Central Coast Section last season after making the Division I playoffs.  This year, the Acorns aim to do what they couldn’t in 2021: get back to the...

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...

Melissa “Moe” Llanes knew something was up when Gavilan College men’s basketball coach Derek Jensen called her during the team’s Feb. 9 game-day shootaround.  Moments later, Gavilan Athletic Director Ron Hannon and trainer Erik Hilliker walked into the gym and Llanes, the team’s assistant coach,...

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...

Even in the midst of defeat, the Sobrato High football players stood tall—especially Jose Reyes, the junior all-everything player who dazzles with his play but even more impressively hasn't let adversity harden his spirits. Last Saturday, the Bulldogs fell behind early and could never...

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...

Before the start of each season, Live Oak High football coach Mike Gemo always has several goals in mind. One of them—assuming the team is good enough in that particular year—is to earn a top four seed to get a home playoff game.  The No....