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Monday afternoon at Union Little League in San Jose was the setting for one of the most dramatic Little League games one will ever see. The contest featured Sunnyvale taking on Hollister in a win-or-go-home game. Elite pitching, timely hitting, errors, defensive gems and a player ejection made for epic theater. As the designated home … Read more
Santa Clara PAL’s 12U Sparks softball squad is off to San Diego this weekend. The girls qualified for the California State Games by finishing fifth out of 20 clubs in the NorCal tournament at Sunnyvale’s Twin Creeks facility two weeks ago. In that tournament, the Sparks were one bad inning away from advancing to the … Read more
Westside Little League earned bragging rights for Santa Clara supremacy on Wednesday. The 12U All Stars defeated crosstown rival Briarwood by an 8-2 final in the winner-moves-on, loser-goes-home, elimination game of the District 44 tournament. Alec Howell got things started right away for Westside with a leadoff walk at the top of the first. Lucas … Read more
Both Santa Clara Little Leagues in Briarwood and Westside advanced through the District 44 pool play and into the final four, double-elimination tournament. Briarwood found itself in the slightly larger pool of five teams, going 3-1 in pool play to finish second place in pool “B” behind first place Sunnyvale (4-0). Westside, meanwhile, went 2-1 … Read more
Santa Clara Westside improved to 2-0 in pool play on Tuesday afternoon with a thumping of Sunnyvale Metro. The 12U All Stars from Santa Clara jumped out to an early advantage by dropping a five spot in the top of the first. Alec Howell led off the game with a single to center, one of … Read more
The Briarwood 12U All Stars will open the District 44 Tournament on Thursday against Los Altos. In the team’s preparation for its opener, the team worked extensively on its defense at Monday’s practice. Pitching and defense will be critical for Briarwood this summer if the players want to make a deep run in this summer’s … Read more
The regular season is over. The league playoffs are over. That means it’s time for TOCs (Tournament of Champions) and All Stars for the local Little Leagues here in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. The Westside 12U All Star players got in their first practice together on Monday, sans four players still practicing with the A’s. … Read more
Liam Brennan and Mateo Garcia spent much of the 2023 high school track season pushing each other in both shot put and discus. “The last top invitational we had, Liam and Mateo battled it out,” chimed Bruins’ Throwing Coach Paul Fuller. “Liam hit a low 170s that day and won discus. Then he went to … Read more
The National Football League (NFL) held an NFL Owners meeting on May 22, 2023 where they selected the Bay Area and Levi’s Stadium in the City of Santa Clara as the next host for Super Bowl LX (Super Bowl 60) in 2026. “The Bay Area was an incredible host for Super Bowl 50, and we … Read more
Through the first four innings on Saturday afternoon, the Wilcox Chargers looked prime to win its first round CCS playoff game against the Santa Teresa Saints. Wilcox scored twice in the bottom of the second and carried that 2-0 lead into the top of the fifth. Starting pitcher Jared Cabildo cruised through four shutout innings … Read more