The Wilcox girls varsity basketball squad fell to 1-2 on the season after Tuesday’s home loss against Carlmont. A 45-23 final in the non-league preseason matchup was not the offensive showing that the Chargers were hoping for, but the team’s defensive building blocks seem very much in place. Wilcox impressed not only with their defensive … Read more
Sutter Elementary School teacher Shirley Stibbard’s 23 kindergarten students—and their parents—clearly love her. She has the proof. It was about 5 p.m. Friday in the school parking lot. Stibbard had stayed late to turn in report cards, and she was loading her car to head home for the Thanksgiving week school break. She had just … Read more
Despite being the No. 1 seed in their CCS Division II bracket, the Wilcox Chargers saw its season end Friday night at the hands of the No. 5 seed Bellarmine Bells. It was a back-and-forth battle with four lead changes (10-7, 14-10, 17-14, 21-17). Bellarmine would take the final lead on a touchdown pass with … Read more
As explained in a previous article, there are several thousand votes that still need to be counted in Santa Clara County races. Some of the races are too close to call and even if all the ballots are counted and certified, candidates have the opportunity to ask the Registrar of Voters for a recount. All … Read more
The Wilcox varsity volleyball squad may have come up short in its CCS semifinal matchup against top-seeded Branham on Thursday, but the underdog Chargers showed they can bump, set and spike with anybody. Branham advanced past the Chargers in straight sets, 29-27, 25-16, 25-23, but Wilcox arguably should have won both the first and third … Read more
Update: The Wednesday afternoon release of votes by the Registrar of Voters shows that Mayor Lisa Gillmor has increased her lead to 166 votes. She leads challenger Anthony Becker by just over a percentage point in the race for Santa Clara mayor. The results for the other races including Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Unified School … Read more
Milestone anniversaries have long helped human societies remember just how far they have come from their very beginnings. On Friday night, Santa Clara High celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary, 150 years of education. “1872, back when Santa Clara’s population was in the 1800s as well,” joked Santa Clara Principal Greg Shelby. “We went from a very … Read more
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the high school, the Santa Clara Bruins football team made sure the night ended on a positive note by cruising to a 41-0 shutout victory over Gunn on Friday. Taking on a small Titans team with only 15 active players, the Bruins didn’t take anything for granted as they came … Read more
Santa Clara voters have several decisions to make this Nov. 8, 2022. High on the list is who will lead the City in the coming four years. Santa Clara Mayor’s Race There are two people running for Mayor this year. Incumbent Lisa Gillmor is seeking a second term in office. Gillmor has served Santa Clara … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers entered Friday’s Week 8 matchup against rival Los Gatos with a perfect 7-0 record, (3-0 in league). The Wildcats meanwhile entered 6-2, but also undefeated in league at 3-0. On paper, it was the marquee showdown of the season in the De Anza Division. In actuality, the underdog Wildcats turned this game … Read more