The Fremont Firebirds varsity volleyball team learned a valuable lesson in its final scrimmage prior to Thursday’s season opener— even the ugliest of starts to a game can flip 180 degrees and end up in a beautiful finish. Fremont hosted the Leland Chargers on Tuesday in one final tuneup before the real games begin on … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins football program has long been an afterthought in the local community. Santa Clara hasn’t had a winning football season since 2018 and even then, its 5-1 record was still overshadowed by cross-town rival Wilcox. Those Chargers went 14-1 and won a pair of CIF State Championship contests. Perhaps, though, the 2025 … Read more
There’s a new sheriff in town! The Fremont Firebirds football program welcomes new Head Coach RJ Davis this season. Davis replaces long-time coach Rob Swartz, bringing both high school and junior college coaching experience back to the school that he himself graduated from. Davis is a 2004 Fremont alumnus and has spent time in years … Read more
There is no denying it, the 2024 Wilcox football team was robbed last season. The NorCal State Championship Game against Twelve Bridges was one of the most over-officiated games one will ever see in high school football. A phantom, delay-of-game penalty immediately preceding the game’s final play—a potential, game-winning field goal attempt—was one of at … Read more
The fourth and final season of MacDonald Condors football is about to kick off for the school’s first-ever senior class. Head Coach Burt Codera went through his roster and counted 16 players with whom he has had the privilege of coaching for the past four years, taking them from the JV level and graduating with … Read more
The Santa Clara Sparks 12U tournament softball squad spent the July 19-20 weekend at the California State Games in San Diego, where the team soared nearly to the mountain top. While the Sparks technically finished in the middle of the pack of the 11-team field, its only two losses came against the two teams that … Read more
The Sunnyvale Little League Intermediate All Stars have been rocking and rolling through their early summer tournaments. After winning District-44 and Section-5, the Sunnyvale baseball team, consisting of a dozen soon-to-be eighth graders, currently finds itself in the Northern California city of Rocklin for the NorCal State tournament. While the Sunnyvale squad dropped its opener … Read more
The Santa Clara Sparks are flying high again. For the second time in three years, the Sparks 12U softball team has qualified for the top tournament of the summer, the California State Games in San Diego. The tournament will take place July 18 through July 20 and is the culminating competition of a summer filled … Read more
Tuesday, June 24’s Little League game between Santa Clara Briarwood and Campbell started out just like any other game. Tremendous pitching from Campbell Little League’s ace kept Briarwood’s bats quiet for the first few innings, but the team from Santa Clara would display its defensive prowess to keep the score within reach. Shortstop Jaiden Stewart … Read more
It’s that time of year again—the local Little League teams have started out on the road to Williamsport, Pa., home of the Little League World Series. On Saturday, June 21, the Santa Clara Westside 12U All Stars opened up the round robin pool play with a home game against the annually tough Los Altos All … Read more