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
Anyone who knows baseball knows that it’s a game of failure. A batter who makes an out seven out of 10 times is considered a good hitter. The subtle nuances of how a batter or fielder fails, though—those little fundamental things—frequently make a difference. On Wednesday afternoon (March 26), the Wilcox Chargers baseball team lost … 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
From school board and city council members to parents and local firefighters, members of the Pomeroy Elementary School community in Santa Clara turned out in force to help spread the joy of reading. The school’s annual Read Across America event on March 3 was a rousing success. For the younger students, it was a chance … Read more
On a chilly Wednesday afternoon in Saratoga on March 5, the Wilcox Chargers warmed up the bats to the tune of six runs off Falcons’ pitchers. Makaila Butler headlined the offensive attack for the Chargers by launching the first home run of her high school career. But Butler wasn’t the only Charger making loud contact. … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins varsity boys’ soccer squad secured its second-straight, nail-biting playoff victory on Wednesday night, Feb. 26. After opening the Central Coast Section (CCS) Division III playoffs with an extremely tense shootout win (1-1, 9-8 PKs), the dramatic climax in round two ended with a brilliant strike during second-half stoppage time. With the … Read more
Exciting history was made near the northern border of Santa Clara and San Jose on Saturday night, Feb. 22. The MacDonald Condors boys’ basketball team took part in the school’s first-ever Central Coast Section (CCS) playoff game—and won. Now, there are some within the CCS community who question the validity of lower-division playoff brackets. Five … Read more
The Wilcox varsity girls’ basketball team snapped a six-year drought Friday night. Playing in its first CCS playoff game since 2019 (when the team played in three playoff games), the Chargers easily handled the Andrew Hill Falcons to the tune of a 54-32 victory. With key rotational players Carissa Quistian and Shriya Ratnani unavailable, senior … Read more
A former Santa Clara High School teacher and “well-known” coach stands accused of having sex with a student. Darrin Garcia, 53, has been an athletic director in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) since 2022, according to SCUSD. Prior to that role, Garcia was a gym and health teacher at Santa Clara High School, … Read more