Sports

The Live Oak and Sobrato baseball teams entered their two-game set last week both in desperate need of a sweep to put themselves in prime position for a top-four finish in the Blossom Valley League’s Mount Hamilton Division, which carries automatic berths into the...

Gavilan College women’s basketball announced the signing of four players to four-year universities. The playoff qualifying team did so thanks in no small part to the four players who helped solidify one of the stand out seasons for the Rams, but also helped to usher in a new group of freshmen who will take over the program next year as sophomores.

Karlie Lema said she likes to compete at everything. And when she says everything, the Live Oak High freshman means it.

Aden Valencia doesn’t hesitate whenever someone asks him what is his ultimate goal in wrestling.  “I want to be an Olympic gold medalist and world champion,” he said. “I plan on being the greatest ever.” Valencia, who turns 14 years old in August, qualified for the...

History has been made with the formation of the South County Composite Mountain Bike Team. Never before has the South Valley had a high school program compete in the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) and the NorCal High School Cycling League. The South County...

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...

With 16 seconds remaining in the second overtime period, Sobrato High girls water polo coach Scott Jackson summoned his goalie, Kylie Downing, to leave her post and join in on the attack. A new rule implemented in the offseason allows goalies to move past...

In a typical 400-meter race involving the section’s best competition, Kolton McCrossen often begins the final turn well behind the top three to four runners. For the Live Oak High junior, it can be a little unnerving at times to see a couple of...

From strictly a won-loss standpoint, the Gavilan College football program has been mired in mediocrity for nearly two decades.  The last time the Rams had a winning season—either overall or in conference play—was in 2006, when they finished 4-6 overall but 3-1 with two other...

In the 7 to 8-year-old age group, baseball coaches/managers stress the importance of the fundamentals. Winning is secondary; having fun is paramount. But when both happens, it makes for a great celebration. So it is for the Morgan Hill Pony Baseball Pinto team, which captured the Central Section championship with an 11-10 win over South San Francisco at Britton Middle School on June 25.