“Ball don’t lie.” It’s a popular sports phrase often said by the team on the right side of a close play in a big situation. Sometimes it wins the game outright and, at minimum, it usually puts one team in a strong position to win. The Santa Clara Bruins baseball team found themselves on the … Read more
Neither the weather nor COVID could stop the administration at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School in Santa Clara from renewing its commitment to making neighborhood streets safe for kids going to and from school. “Prior to the pandemic, we had a commitment to having Safe Routes to School,” said Hughes Elementary School Principal Joe Young. “It … Read more
On Wednesday, April 26, for the first time in 15 years, the Santa Clara Bruins varsity baseball squad defeated their crosstown rival Wilcox Chargers. Starting pitcher Sam Sylvia tossed a one-hit shutout as Santa Clara knocked off the Chargers by a 3-0 final. However, in Friday’s rematch Wilcox would bounce back with a vengeance. Early … Read more
At the April 13 dress rehearsal for Wilcox Stage Company’s “Dracula,” a non-musical play with musical accompaniment, a team of spirited dancers and a well-spoken cast of Wilcox High School students told the story of a vampire venturing from Transylvania to Los Angeles in 1987. “Dracula thinks he has found this woman he was in … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins beat the Leland Chargers on Saturday with some old school flavor. Starting pitcher Sebastian McMahon allowed just one run, a solo home run, in a superb 5 and one-third innings on the mound. He did so while donning the high stirrup sock look, a rare sight in 2023. “I wore them … Read more
The public comment period during Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting was emotionally charged. Many of the commenters were brief, but their core message was the same. They called for Council Member Anthony Becker’s resignation. Former City Council Member Teresa O’Neill said she was “disappointed.” She called Becker’s recent indictment for allegedly perjuring himself … Read more
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against three people accused of shooting into a car on I-880 on April 8 and killing a young girl from Santa Clara. Eliyanah Crisostomo, a Central Park Elementary School student, was riding in the third-row of her family’s car on the way to a family … Read more
In the first game of a 5-game set at Wilcox High School, Chargers’ Middle Hitter Juan Ruezga (14), jumps to hit the ball over the net as Fremont Firebirds Sophomore Eli Geddes (10) gets ready to jump to block. Wilcox won the first game 25 – 21. However, the Chargers went on to lose the … Read more
Santa Clara High School’s Drama Department is showing “The Addams Family” this month. The musical depicts the angst of keeping a secret and holding a grudge from loved ones and what happens when the goth-like Addams family, ancestors included, mingles with the sunshine-filled Beinekes. At the April 5 dress rehearsal, the Wednesday cast performed Andrew … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers softball squad had every reason to let Saturday’s game against Sobrato slip away from them. It was the third day in a row they were playing a game and ace pitcher Justine Valdivia was slated for a day off from pitching. Sobrato is not a part of the De Anza League either, … Read more