One year after the Santa Clara Bruins girls basketball team went undefeated in the regular season (24-0), the Santa Clara boys team brings similar high expectations. The boys have five strong returners back in town with Jagos Jovanovic, Mark Anthony Wishom, Chris Clark, Matt Glennon and Jercey Paras returning for their senior seasons. Last year … Read more
For Korin Wheaton, playing with the boys will no longer be her only choice. The Wilcox sophomore has been playing travel lacrosse on a boys team, but this spring she will get the opportunity to lead her fellow Charger girls on the pitch. The new squad is the first Wilcox lacrosse team. Previously the school … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins were not in Vegas on Friday night, but they were nonetheless playing with house money against the Leland Chargers, one week removed from winning their first CCS playoff game since 1990. Leland was certainly a tough assignment without injured quarterback Christopher Brown, but Bruins Head Coach Hank Roberts had his team … Read more
Last March the Santa Clara Bruins finished off a thrilling playoff run as CCS Champions. An exciting and emotional championship game ended in a 0-0 tie. Currently CCS soccer championship matches end with Co-Champions if still tied after two overtime periods. There are no penalty kicks. “There were a lot of emotions with that game,” … Read more
Wilcox Head Coach Paul Rosa knew his team was likely to get a tough draw in their first round of CCS. Finishing second in the De Anza division with a 5-1 record meant the Chargers, (ranked 207th in the state) would likely end up being a major underdog. That’s exactly how it turned out with … Read more
Friday night’s thrilling 33-27 double overtime victory was the first playoff win for the Santa Clara Bruins football team since 1990. Star tailback Erik Ketton scored two touchdowns in regulation and added two more touchdowns during overtime. Meanwhile the Bruins defense and special teams units both came through with game-saving plays. Michael Perez-Kady blocked an … Read more
Trailing 13-0 late in the first half of their league championship game against the Palo Alto Vikings, there seemed to be little panic on the Wilcox sideline. While it was a rather unfamiliar position for the undefeated Chargers, perhaps their composure was aided by Aaron Ah Sing’s sparkling defensive play, which ended Palo Alto’s opening … Read more
Down 42-27 early in the fourth quarter, to say things weren’t looking good for the Santa Clara Bruins would be an understatement. Not only was Santa Clara struggling to contain Cupertino running back Alex Bruckhaus, but a controversial fourth-down ball spot had just gone in favor of the Pioneers. The Bruins defense had appeared to … Read more
With school in session, there were no kids out on the course at the Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton on Thursday, but Santa Clara youth were nonetheless the big winners at the 40th Annual Santa Clara PAL Golf Tournament. Hosted by San Francisco native and former 49ers cornerback Eric Wright, the fundraiser was also attended … Read more
Imagine being 12-years-old and competing against 18-year-olds—in a sport you had only been playing for the past 18 months. If there was ever a natural-born athlete—with intelligence to match her athleticism—it would have to be Santa Clara Bruins’ sophomore Mariah Walker. Walker first entered kindergarten as a two-turning-three-year-old. Even though Mariah was enjoying school, her … Read more