Sports

It’s been rough for the St. Lawrence Celtics girls basketball team who hadn’t won a game in a season and a half when they took to the court to face the 1-3 Liberty Baptist Eagles on Nov. 9. In a way, it was David versus Goliath. Liberty’s single win most likely seemed like an insurmountable … Read more

Despite a bit of a rough outing that saw the Palo Alto Vikings control the ball for the majority of the match, the Santa Clara Bruins girls soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw on Jan 3. After a scoreless first half, where the Vikings had a few great shots, including a super try from … Read more

The Wilcox girls soccer team battled to a 2-2 draw with South San Francisco on Dec. 19. In a slow-moving first half, the Warriors struck first when sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Boyanich came out of her box to block a shot. She mishandled the rebound and South San Francisco got on the board. Despite South San … Read more

In a pre-season scrimmage, the Santa Clara Bruins beat the Wilcox Chargers 2-0 on Dec. 10. During an extremely physical game, one in which the Chargers picked up six yellow cards to Santa Clara’s one, the Bruins controlled the ball and continually pushed toward the goal. If it weren’t for heads up first half play … Read more

The St. Lawrence Boys Basketball team is on a roll after overpowering Waldorf of the Peninsula (Mountain View) in a 47-32 victory on Dec. 5 and moving to a 2-0 overall record. Although the game started off slow for both teams, it picked up in the second half, with the Celtics scoring 11 points in … Read more

The embattled Santa Clara High School athletics program has one shining star – one team that has risen above the rest and won championships in its sport. The Santa Clara Bruins Roller Hockey team might just be the best-kept secret in Santa Clara sports. However, the team, which has won five championships in nine years, … Read more

It was 1984 when the Santa Clara High School Bruins last beat the Wilcox Chargers.  So, when the teams met up for the annual Mission City Bowl on Nov. 8, Santa Clara had something to prove. Would this be the team that finally knocked down the mighty Chargers? It didn’t take long for that question … Read more

It took five games, but the St. Lawrence Celtics beat the Latino College Prep Academy Eagles 3-2 (24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 25-8, 15-5) on Oct. 31. Despite a handful of errors in the first couple of games, including a service error to give LCPA the first game victory, the Celtics really found their stride in games … Read more

It was a perfect homecoming for Wilcox High School as the Chargers beat the Mountain View Spartans 50-0 on Oct. 25. On the first drive of the game, the Chargers marched down the field, chipping away at yardage until senior Sione Finefeuiaki found his way into the end zone. Mountain View was then held to … Read more

The afternoon of Oct. 17 started slow for the Santa Clara High School Bruins girls water polo team (6-3), but the team pulled it together for a 10-5 win over the Cupertino High School Pioneers. Early on, the girls maintained control of the ball, but were unable to get shots off. It wasn’t until there … Read more