The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) kicked off another school year on Aug. 13, with thousands of students flooding into the district’s 31 schools. This school year marks the start of Dr. Damon J. Wright’s tenure as SCUSD’s new superintendent. Hundreds of cars poured onto Zanker Road in North San Jose on Wednesday morning, where Agnew … Read more
The fourth and final season of MacDonald Condors football is about to kick off for the school’s first-ever senior class. Head Coach Burt Codera went through his roster and counted 16 players with whom he has had the privilege of coaching for the past four years, taking them from the JV level and graduating with … Read more
Rest vs rust; it’s a classic sports debate. When there is a break in the game schedule, should teams take time off or keep practicing hard? For teams that are struggling in the standings and dealing with injuries, the answer may seem obvious; going on a break is a good thing. For teams that are … Read more
No seniors? No problem. The MacDonald Condors first-year varsity softball program delivered an impressive performance Wednesday, April 2. Despite no senior class, the Condors traveled into hostile Fremont Firebirds territory and doubled up the Firebirds to the tune of a 12-6 victory. The Condors battled back from some early adversity as the team fell behind … Read more
Call it neighbor helping neighbor, if you will. The San Francisco 49ers football team donated thousands of dollars of workout equipment to three high schools in the team’s “backyard.” MacDonald, Wilcox and Santa Clara high schools all received donations of much-needed football equipment that will help their respective programs succeed. Paul Rosa, the Athletic Director … Read more
Perspective can be a powerful, perhaps even, sometimes, a game-changing tool. A 16-0 baseball game typically lends one to believe that the team scoring 16 runs is perfectly pleased with the outcome, while the squad shutout on the scoreboard is definitely dejected, right? Well, at least for one afternoon, the opposite rang true after the … Read more
Tuesday night’s varsity girls soccer match featuring the Fremont Firebirds and MacDonald Condors was a clash of two teams in very different circumstances. For Fremont, this season feels like a culmination of years of building blocks reaching the year where everything comes together. With the 5-0 victory, the Firebirds improve to 4-1-1 in league and … Read more
It’s a rebuilding year for the Santa Clara Bruins varsity girls’ basketball team. For the MacDonald Condors, it’s simply a building year, its first ever at the varsity level. The two new cross-town rivals linked up Friday, Jan. 17, on the MacDonald hardwood floor. Through the first four minutes of action, the game appeared to … Read more
Starting a brand new high school football program has been a big challenge for Kathleen MacDonald High School. Yet after finishing their third ever season, and first ever season at the varsity level, with a .500 league record (4-4), one could argue that Head Coach Burt Codera was able to ace the biggest test he’ll … Read more
A week after winning its first-ever varsity football game in school history, the MacDonald Condors made it two in a row on Friday. MacDonald beat Mills at home 41-34 on Oct. 4 for its first-ever win and followed suit on Oct. 11 with its first road victory, 20-14 over Cupertino. The road win over Cupertino … Read more