Sports

After three seasons in the Blossom Valley League’s Santa Teresa B Division, the Live Oak High softball team has moved back up to the A-league Mount Hamilton Division this year.  The last time the Acorns were up in the Mount Hamilton, they finished 1-13. They...

The Sobrato High baseball program got its wish as it was promoted to the Blossom Valley League’s top division, the Mount Hamilton, for this season.  Now the Bulldogs will have to fight and play to their potential to stay up in the A league.  “We’ll be...

It took nine hours for Jesse James Guerrero to drive from Gilroy to Tijuana, the site of his third professional boxing match on March 5.  His ring time was all of one minute. Guerrero, a senior at Mount Madonna High, won via knockout just 1...

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...

Roller hockey’s heyday might have been two decades ago, but interest remains strong at Sobrato High and in the San Jose area.  The Bulldogs have two teams, the top Maroon Division I team and the White Division II team, that were victorious in the High...

A track meet broke out between the Sobrato High and Saratoga High boys basketball teams on Tuesday night.  Turns out, a fast, up and down game fits right into the Bulldogs’ wheelhouse. Sobrato’s highly entertaining 78-74 win means it has advanced to the semifinals for...

Sobrato High wrestling standouts Aden and Nyla Valencia virtually do everything together when it comes to getting prepared during the long season.  From training sessions on the mat to getting in a grueling workout in the weight room, they’re in the same building no matter...

The Sobrato High boys soccer team knew from the beginning of the season it had the talent to put together a special season.  And that’s exactly what the Bulldogs did, clinching an outright Blossom Valley League West Valley Division championship and earning their first Central...

The Sobrato High and Live Oak High wrestling teams represented themselves well in the Blossom Valley League Finals Feb. 11-12 at Overfelt High.  Despite having only eight out of a possible 14 wrestlers competing, Sobrato gave perennial power Evergreen Valley a scare. The Bulldogs finished...

The City of Morgan Hill is seeking input from the public as officials develop a long-term master plan for publicly owned sports facilities and property on Condit Road. Residents and other stakeholders interested in the future uses of the Outdoor Sports Complex, Aquatics Center and...