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The Santa Clara Sparks 12U girls softball team claimed fourth place out of 25 teams in the ASA Nor Cal Championships at Twin Creeks Sportsplex June 28-29, qualifying for the California State Junior Olympic Games in San Diego, held July 11-13 in San Diego. This is the second consecutive year that the 12U Sparks team … Read more
Olympic gold medalists and the next generation of swimming stars were at the George F. Haines Swim Center’s poolside when the 2014 Arena Grand Prix Series came to Santa Clara June 19-22. In his second swim of the season, 22-time Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps – who retired after the London Olympics, but has since … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers advanced to the third round of CCS Playoffs by beating the Los Gatos Wildcats 11-1, in five innings and the Los Altos Eagles 12-7 in 11 innings. Junior Amanda Ramirez was the only pitcher needed to secure both of the victories. The Lady Chargers started the quest for their second CCS title … Read more
When the last seconds finish ticking off the clock at the Silicon Valley Roller Girls bout on May 31 at San Jose Skate, it will be the final time the girls skate at the rink they’ve called home for the last seven years. “The property was sold at the beginning of this year,” said team … Read more
The Saint Lawrence Celtics won their final, regular season game 18-2 in five innings over their conference opponent the North Valley Baptist Bulldogs on May 16 at Washington Park. It was senior day for the Celtics. Head coach Kevin Hashimoto, who coached the Celtics to a division leading 13-1 record (15-4 overall), was proud of … Read more
There were no big surprises in the Wilcox Chargers versus Santa Clara Bruins boys volleyball match on May 7, as the 13-7 Chargers were expected to beat a struggling 2-17 Bruins team. The Chargers clearly outplayed its opponent, easily winning in three games by scores of 25-9, 25-17 and 25-14. Wilcox simply dominated each game, … Read more
The Saint Lawrence Celtics and Summit Preparatory Huskies slugged it out in an offensive battle that saw the Celtics pick up a come-from-behind 15-14 win at Washington Park on March 17. “It was a big comeback,” said head coach Kevin Hashimoto. “We struggled early on and we got off to a good start. Then, in … Read more
With a large “We Play for Creighton” banner flying high over rival Santa Clara High School’s gym, the Wilcox High School Chargers battled it out in CCS tournament play to beat the Leland High School Chargers 59-46 on Mar. 1. After losing mentor Creighton Lane to cancer last week, Wilcox players were playing with heavy … Read more
The smell of freshly cut grass, roar of the crowd, and sound of a ball hitting a bat are what makes baseball games memorable. But, in order to get that experience, Santa Clarans have to go up to San Francisco, over to Oakland or into a pretty questionable area of San Jose. However, the Santa … Read more
Priests and seminarians battled it out for the eighth annual Revs vs Sems Basketball Challenge at Santa Clara University’s Leavey Center on Feb. 21. The series between the ordained and the students has always remained close, with the Revs taking a 4-3 series lead after last year’s match up. Third year seminarian, team captain, player … Read more