Sports

With the temperature dropping to 46 degrees on February 8, the 4-12-4 Wilcox Chargers girls’ soccer team was ready to take to the pitch, in search of their first league victory against the third place, 10-6-2 Fremont Firebirds. In their match earlier this season, the Chargers lost to the Firebirds by a final score of … Read more

While many spent their Friday night watching NCAA or NBA basketball, local Catholic parishioners flooded Santa Clara University’s Leavey Center on February 8 for the seventh annual Priests (Revs) versus Seminarians (Sems) Basketball Challenge. Pitting the students against the ordained, the challenge gives current and soon-to-be men of the cloth a chance to come together … Read more

On the afternoon of February 1, the Santa Clara Bruins boys’ soccer team looked to build upon their season’s success and retake first place in the De Anza Division against the Los Altos Eagles. With the Bruins clinching a CCS berth as of January 30, they looked to ride their hot hand in hopes of … Read more

In their second, and final matchup of the season against the Lynbrook Vikings, the Wilcox Chargers girls’ basketball team was determined to exact revenge for their previous 44-36 loss against the Vikings. As the teams tipped off last Friday night, Lynbrook came out shooting the ball extremely well. Paige Song (’14) hit some early three-point … Read more

Last Thursday night, the Santa Clara boys wrestling team took to the mats against the Cupertino Pioneers. After the JV wrestlers gave Santa Clara a 13-0 lead, it was time for the varsity team to strap on their headgear and fight their way to victory. Sadly, the Pioneers came to wrestle, too, and would not … Read more

Nine Santa Clara Aquamaids competed in the first phase of the United States Junior and Senior National Team Trials at the Santa Clara Swim Center January 19-20. Each of the eight juniors automatically qualified for the second round, and six girls competed at both the junior and senior level. Seven (six juniors, one senior) Aquamaids … Read more

Coming into last Wednesday night’s match, the Wilcox Chargers girls’ soccer team was still looking for its first league victory. They had previously lost to Cupertino and tied with Milpitas High School. A win over the Santa Clara Bruins would give them a huge boost of confidence moving forward throughout the season. Rain fell, and … Read more

A friendly wager between the mayors of the cities where NFC Championship contenders — the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons — have their headquarters and training facilities is lining up Santa Clara, California against Flowery Branch, Georgia. Flowery Branch Mayor Mike Miller is offering a case of Wrigley’s chewing gum to Santa Clara if … Read more

In his first season as the Wilcox Chargers’ head coach, Pat Galos hoped to get his team off on the right foot with a league-opening win over their cross-town rivals, the Santa Clara Bruins. With the Chargers having a mediocre beginning to their season, starting two freshmen, and going up against a Bruins team that … Read more

The Santa Clara Bruins and Wilcox Chargers boys’ soccer teams took to the pitch on a freezing December night last Thursday in a pre-season, cross-town rival match up. Most of the athletes came out opting to wear gloves, which accompanied their long sleeve kits to fend off the cold. It wouldn’t stop them, however, from … Read more