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Friday Night Lights returned to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Friday, September 18. The second meeting for high school football teams featured a triple-bill evening, starting with Santa Clara’s Wilcox Chargers facing off against San Jose’s Pioneer Mustangs. Other games featured Scotts Valley Falcons defeating Watsonville 7-0 and the Valley Christian Warriors narrowly defeating … Read more
Former Olympic teammates Brandi Chastain and Cindy Parlow Cone, in partnership with Goals for Girls, teamed up for a soccer clinic to bring awareness and fun to young girls at Staton Field on Santa Clara University’s campus Sept. 20. Cone is the Outreach Director of Goals for Girls, a non-profit organization that uses soccer to … Read more
Santa Clara’s statue honoring the City as the host of Super Bowl 50 is becoming a reality. On September 2 the Santa Clara Cultural Commission visited Artworks Foundry in Berkeley where the piece will be cast, and saw sculptor Linda Serrao’s work take the first of many steps to becoming a finished bronze piece that … Read more
The Santa Clara Westside Little League 9/10-Year-Old All Stars recently claimed the Northern California State Championship, the highest honor for the age level. En route the to championship, the team went 12-1 in regional, district and state championship tournaments. The team: Jarren Advincula, Kailan Chao, Exekiel Chavez, Jayce Dobie, Jake Ellegood, Andrew Goldenberg, RJ Gonzales, … Read more
The junior Little League All-Star team of Santa Clara Homestead saw its season come to an end last week after falling to Ferrasci Park on July 16 and Gilroy on July 18 in the California Section 5 All-Star Tournament at McKelvey Park in Mountain View. Although Homestead was able to put together late-game, offensive rallies … Read more
The Santa Clara Briarwood Braves majors put on an offensive show during the championship game of the Tournament of Champions to prove their worthiness for the title of 2015 tournament champions. Their offensive efforts, along with solid performances by the pitching staff, were enough to achieve this feat and bring home the champions’ banner with … Read more
The swimming elite were out in full force when the Arena Pro Swim Series concluded in Santa Clara this weekend. The four-day swim meet June 18-21 saw some of the best and most decorated current athletes swim for the chance to win a $10,000 series championship bonus from USA Swimming and the opportunity to receive … Read more
The Little League Baseball teams of Santa Clara began post-season play this past week in the annual District 44 Tournament of Champions. Teams in the minor, major, intermediate and junior divisions from each of the 14 leagues within the district participate in this single-elimination tournament in hopes of being crowned the 2015 T.O.C. Champions. The … Read more
A late-game offensive rally for the Lady Chargers was just not enough to overcome an eight-run deficit in the CCS Division I softball championship on May 30. Wilcox fell to the San Benito Haybalers 8-5 at PAL Stadium on the hot, Saturday afternoon. Head coach Laura Stott put senior Amanda Ramirez in the circle for … Read more
The recently formed Sports Arena Alliance (SAA) has a mission to revitalize and enhance the indoor/outdoor sports arena industry. The alliance plans to provide its members with new tools, science and research in support of a variety of sports, activities and events. In addition, the organization intends to engage the general sporting public to promote … Read more