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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
One local youth athlete has her sights set on becoming a pro soccer player, and her recent series of matches in France is the latest chapter in that journey. Jalisse Padilla, who plays for Bay Area Surf, lives and breathes soccer. Her mother, Denisse Corral, said Jalisse trains six days a week. Even on Jalisse’s … 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
The Wilcox Chargers varsity baseball squad struggled out of the gate but finished the 2025 season on a blistering tear. Wilcox would win 13 straight games from April 4 through May 9. The Chargers then lost a single game, one in which it was clearly the better team through 5.5 out of 6.5 innings played, … Read more
The sun was shining and the temperature was balmy. You couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for the SF Bay Area “One Year to Go” World Cup kick off ceremony at Santa Clara’s Youth Soccer Park, adjacent to Levi’s Stadium, where the World Cup games will be played. Santa Clara officials and members … Read more
Late last month, the Santa Clara community lost one of its brightest stars in Craig Connelly. The legendary Lions coach was as dedicated to Santa Clara youth as anyone the city has ever seen. Connelly first took over the program as a teenager in 1968 and led it until his passing; he was 76. Underneath … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins gave the home crowd everything the team had on Saturday, but came up just short in the NorCal Division IV title game. Hosting a Menlo School team that had been there many times before, the Bruins gave the Knights heart palpitations until the very end. On the hill, Jaxton Chao pitched … Read more
A local girl has won a gold medal at a recent fencing tournament. At the North American Cup in Los Angeles in April, 15-year-old Sahana Gautam, of Sunnyvale, and her three teammates won gold at team sabre. Having done many sports when she was younger, Gautam said her mom’s friend got her into fencing. The … Read more
Both the Wilcox Chargers and Santa Clara Bruins baseball teams should consider their 2025 baseball seasons a stupendous success. While the 2025 Bruins get to call themselves CCS Champions, the 2025 Chargers have every reason to keep their heads up high. Despite dropping their Division II Championship, Wilcox persevered against an extremely tough gauntlet of … Read more
Just three days after winning the school’s first CCS playoff game in baseball since 2005, the Santa Clara Bruins left yet another giant pawprint on their journey towards immortality. The team is now one step away from a Division IV CCS Championship. On Tuesday night, May 27, the Bruins backed up an absolutely remarkable first-round … Read more