The Santa Clara Bruins football program has long been an afterthought in the local community. Santa Clara hasn’t had a winning football season since 2018 and even then, its 5-1 record was still overshadowed by cross-town rival Wilcox. Those Chargers went 14-1 and won a pair of CIF State Championship contests. Perhaps, though, the 2025 … Read more
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
There is no denying it, the 2024 Wilcox football team was robbed last season. The NorCal State Championship Game against Twelve Bridges was one of the most over-officiated games one will ever see in high school football. A phantom, delay-of-game penalty immediately preceding the game’s final play—a potential, game-winning field goal attempt—was one of at … 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
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has undergone significant changes at the top. With three different leaders in the past three years, Dr. Damon J. Wright is just the latest leader to take the helm. Dr. Wright took over the role in June, taking over for the retiring Dr. Gary Waddell and he’s hoping … Read more
Santa Clara Unified announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Breakfasts and lunches will be served free of charge every school day, but Santa Clara Unified is still required to make eligibility determinations for free and reduced-price meals. Effective July 1, 2025 … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers varsity baseball squad struggled out of the gate but finished the 2025 season on a blistering tear. Wilcox would win 13 straight games from April 4 through May 9. The Chargers then lost a single game, one in which it was clearly the better team through 5.5 out of 6.5 innings played, … Read more
One of Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) athletic fields will likely get a big overhaul thanks to a philanthropic donation from the San Francisco 49ers. At its June 12 meeting, the SCUSD Board of Trustees gave the go-ahead for district employees to move forward with the effort. Michal Healy, facility development and planning director, … Read more
June 4 is graduation day in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) and while it is a special day for all graduating students, whether they have completed their high school careers, are moving up to high school or moving on to middle school, this year marks a very special milestone for the district. For … Read more
Both the Wilcox Chargers and Santa Clara Bruins baseball teams should consider their 2025 baseball seasons a stupendous success. While the 2025 Bruins get to call themselves CCS Champions, the 2025 Chargers have every reason to keep their heads up high. Despite dropping their Division II Championship, Wilcox persevered against an extremely tough gauntlet of … Read more