Home opener against top-20 opponent on national TV ‘awesome opportunity’ for San Jose State Spartans
SJSU head coach Brent Brennan’s Spartans play host to No. 16 Oregon State on Sunday as part of CBS doubleheader SAN JOSE, Calif. — The football team at San Jose State will be scrutinized more than usual for its home opener. A week after trailing No. 6 USC by a touchdown at halftime in a…
Emotional return: Mountain View plays in honor of mother who died
Mountain View holds moment of silence, wears helmet decals with initials of Lucinda Daniels, who collapsed on field while tending to injured son VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN – The Mountain View High School football team played its first game on Friday night, with heavy hearts, after an unthinkable tragedy left the program mourning the death…
Kurtenbach: Cal and Stanford are in the ACC and college football is officially dead
College football has been sterilized over the last decade, leading to Friday’s strange re-alignment of Cal and Stanford. College football’s “caretakers” made the most serious error, and it killed the sport. They mistook the game for something serious. No, it was the sheer chaos of it all that made college football great. It was a…
Luke Baker’s strong first half leads San Ramon Valley to win over Acalanes
High School Football: San Ramon Valley moves to 2-0 with win over Acalanes Dons LAFAYETTE — San Ramon Valley didn’t have the most visually appealing game. However, senior quarterback Luke Baker’s efficient first half gave the Wolves all they needed against Acalanes. The Wolves defeated the Dons 44-21 on Friday night at Acalanes High School…
High school football: Palo Alto uses big-play passing game to knock off Leland
With some big-name former quarterbacks helping as coaches, Palo Alto quarterback Declan Parker threw for 273 yards on just nine completions to lead the Vikings over the Chargers SAN JOSE — Palo Alto’s big-play passing game prevailed over Leland’s clock-controlling power ground attack on Friday. Declan Packer completed nine passes for 273 yards, 174 of…
High school football: AJ Cenizal runs wild for Mitty in win over Aptos
Senior running back AJ Cenizal finished with 248 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in Mitty’s home opener. LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif. — The Archbishop Mitty offensive line split the Aptos defense just enough to allow running back AJ Cenizal to get through. Cenizal shook off a couple of tackles before seeing only grass…
Opening statement: McClymonds flattens Bellarmine to begin its season
Ta’Jir Golden, running behind a veteran line, rushes for 186 yards and three TDs and the defense finishes with seven sacks in dominant performance SAN JOSE — There would be no overtime this time. McClymonds dominated Bellarmine on the stat sheet and the scoreboard this time, turning the storied Oakland school’s season-opening trip to San…
John Paye is stepping down as Menlo School’s girls basketball coach
Paye, a former Stanford quarterback, led the program to four state championships. He now coaches the school’s girls flag football team. Serra names its new baseball coach. John Paye, who coached Menlo School’s girls basketball team to four state championships in 22 seasons over two stints, announced his retirement on Friday. Paye, who won a…
San Jose: VTA takes battery powered buses out of service after one being repaired caught fire
Bus was one of VTA 10 Proterra battery powered buses The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority halted the operation of a fleet of battery-powered electric buses on Friday after one of them caught fire while being repaired at a San Jose maintenance yard, injuring two mechanics who attempted to extinguish the flames. There were no…
