Sports

Gilroy native and ex-Morgan Hill resident Dustin Wolf finished second in voting for the NHL’s Calder Trophy, awarded each year to the league’s top rookie.  The award was announced June 10. Montreal defenseman Lane Hutson finished first, with Calgary goalie Wolf as runner-up and San...

Sporting action continues this summer at Live Oak High School. There is the popular All-Sports Camp and also 15 Specialty Camps.  These camps provide summer fun and instruction under the leadership of the Acorns’ coaching staff and many of their student-athletes. This summer marks the...

Athletic teams at local junior colleges Gavilan and Hartnell are often mostly populated by student-athletes from a cross-section of local high schools. The JCs provide a continuing avenue for education and athletics for many, and a large number look to move on to four-year...

Sobrato softball completed its third straight year in the top division and it was another fine season, marked by a great playoff run.  It’s very competitive in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division, and the 2025 team had to overcome several hurdles, including...

It has been a banner year for Sobrato swimming. After a great season for both the boys and girls teams in dual meets and in the league finals, the Bulldogs saw Ciara Looney, Zoe Childers and two girls relay teams shine at the Central...

Live Oak rolled with defense to beat Lincoln 17-13 on Oct. 17, then with offense to defeat Branham 52-46 on Oct. 23. The victories have vaulted the Acorns back into the top of the league race.  Gage Jones paced the Acorns’ offense with 523 rushing...

Sobrato’s volleyball team used a fierce schedule to toughen itself and the Bulldogs showed their mettle in the playoffs, their sixth straight appearance in the Central Coast Section post-season.  On the road at Rancho San Juan on the north side of Salinas Nov. 1, No....

The 2025 Sobrato football team made history. In the school’s 20th year of football, the Bulldogs reached the program’s first Central Coast Section final. Sobrato won two playoff games before falling 31-30 in overtime in the Division V title match last Saturday. Additionally, this ended...

In 2025, Live Oak football took a giant step up to the elite level of local football, where they usually reside. After a rare stumble last year when the Acorns were just 3-8, this year’s squad went 9-3 and reached the Central Coast Section...