In what was a hotly contested first half, the Santa Clara Bruins junior varsity basketball team dropped the opening-round game of their annual JV tournament to Cupertino, 40-19 on Wednesday. The Bruins trailed just 13-11 late in the second quarter and an impressive buzzer beating layup by Ralvin Pascua cut a 17-11 deficit to just … Read more
The Wilcox girls soccer team kicked off their preseason schedule with an 8-2 drubbing of James Lick on Tuesday, Nov. 22. While the score was lopsided, the team will gladly take the goals to boost their confidence level as scoring has been a problem in recent years. “The game went pretty well, we got some … Read more
With just a single player returning from last season’s squad that went 17-8, the Wilcox boys varsity basketball team appears to have some tough sledding ahead this winter. After dropping their opening preseason match 73-38 against James Logan, the Chargers returned home to suffer another lopsided defeat, 77-61 to Mountain View. Despite the second-straight loss, … Read more
There are two things that stand out most about Santa Clara Lions Head Coach Craig Connelly. First is that he played on the inaugural Lions team back in 1960 and has been coaching since the late 60s. Secondly, and as a rather fitting example of the community feel and camaraderie of his team, he hates … Read more
Luis Lujan has been coaching Wilcox soccer in various roles since 2006. After years of coaching junior varsity, he now takes over as Head Coach of the girl’s varsity team. His players are definitely excited to see the team take another step forward with their new leader. “He’s definitely stepped up the intensity [at practices],” … Read more
On election night in the United States, the Mission College women’s basketball team embodied many of the same elements of its country. They have a lot of talent, but self-inflicted mistakes ensured more growing pains for the young squad. Despite coming off a strong showing over the weekend by winning two of three tournament games, … Read more
Taking on the No. 1 seeded Menlo-Atherton Bears (8-2, 5-0) was a tough matchup for the last seeded Wilcox Chargers (5-5, 4-2). In this opening-round CCS playoff game, Menlo-Atherton came away with a comfortable 42-14 victory. The Bears got off to a hot start by taking the first play from scrimmage all the way to … Read more
It was a back-and-fourth season opener for the women’s basketball program at Mission College. Hosting the Chabot College Gladiators, the Mission College Saints held leads of 28-25 and 38-34 until a 11-0 second quarter Gladiator run turned things around for the visitors. Saints Head Coach Corey Cafferata noted that his squad played well despite playing … Read more
For two-and-a-half quarters, the Wilcox Football team (5-5, 4-2) traded scores with the Los Gatos Wildcats (6-3, 5-0). Neither team punted, nor turned the ball over (in any fashion) on the first eight drives combined. That is until a controversial ball spot ended Wilcox’s fifth drive. Down 29-22 with four minutes remaining in the third … Read more
Thursday’s final score reads 3-0, (25-22, 25-11, 26-24), but that doesn’t begin to tell the story of the Santa Clara High School girls volleyball team. The 2016 Bruins lost their season finale to the Fremont Firebirds, but with head coach Megan Morse-Quevedo and star sophomore Fiona Paul, the program is in good hands. Despite being … Read more