The Santa Clara Bruins varsity basketball team improved to 7-1 with a 68-26 blowout victory over Mt. Pleasant on Dec. 20. Santa Clara’s hot start to the season will see them play one more non-league game before taking part in a holiday tournament between the Christmas holiday and the start of the new year. Given … Read more
Tuesday night’s 50-40 win over Lynbrook was a good learning lesson for the Santa Clara Bruins varsity basketball squad—don’t take your foot off the gas. The Bruins quickly went up 10-2 and led 12-5 after the first quarter. However, after both teams failed to score for the first half of the second quarter, Lynbrook took … Read more
At the Nov. 17 gathering for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Teacher Julie Hues’s class at Pomeroy Elementary School, TK foodies shared tasting notes after sampling pasta seasoned with five varieties of salt – kosher, Himalayan pink, wild mushroom, oak smoked and wild garlic. Audrey Hinton, Pomeroy’s Garden and Cooking Teacher and Garden Coordinator, prepared the pasta. … Read more
On the day after Thanksgiving, there was no question which team looked hungrier in the CCS Division I Championship. The Los Gatos Wildcats came out of the gates on Black Friday looking desperate to fill their stomachs. Los Gatos took advantage of early miscues by the Wilcox Chargers to the tune of a shocking 28-7 … Read more
In the sporting world, fans often talk about signature wins. A win that is ultra-impressive given circumstances like injuries, weather, game location, margin of victory, and most importantly, strength of the opponent. On Friday night, the Wilcox Chargers not only earned its most signature win of this season, but arguably the most signature win of … Read more
Friday night lights this past Halloween weekend featured two of the scariest high school football teams in the Central Coast Section. Long-time rivals Wilcox and Los Gatos—arguably the two most fearsome public schools in the region—locked facemasks for their annual battle. As is most often the case, the game more than lived up to the … Read more
At halftime on Friday night, it appeared as if homecoming night for the Fremont Firebirds would be spoiled by the Santa Clara Bruins. The visitors held a 17-3 lead at the half on the strength of impressive running from tailback Matthew Nguyen and a passing attack featuring wide receiver Jeremiah Karongo. The Firebirds would battle … Read more
Wilcox quarterback Tyson Bonilla earned Player of the Week honors from the 49ers Prep on Oct. 19, partly for his play against Mountain View on Sept. 29. “In the world of sports, there are athletes who are known for their exceptional talent, dedication and ability to make a significant impact on their team’s success,” wrote … Read more
For the majority of the past few years, Wilcox and Menlo-Atherton have been two of the top public high schools when it comes to football. The two teams met in the CCS Open Division Championship back in 2018 when the Bears stormed back to win 33-28, outscoring Wilcox 19-0 in the fourth quarter. The Chargers … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers varsity volleyball squad put up a valiant fight against the Lynbrook Vikings on Monday night. While Lynbrook would take the match in straight sets, 25-17, 25-18, 25-16, the Chargers had opportunities in each of the first two sets to seize momentum, but just didn’t quite have enough firepower. Perhaps had Wilcox been … Read more