Fall 2004
Tryouts for the 2005 Season will be held January 24-28 2005.
5/18/04 In the CCS semi-finals Tuesday night the Wildcats came up big, beating fourth seeded Valley Christian in three straight games, 25-22, 25-22, 25-13. The Wildcats will play in the CCS Championship match Thursday night at 7pm at Santa Clara High against Aptos who earlier in the night beat Mt Madonna in three straight games. This is Los Gatos' third time in the finals, the last time was 1998, the first was when the Cats won the first CCS Boys Volleyball title in 1997. This is the first time since 1997 that two public schools are appearing in the final. 5/16/04 Saturday morning the Wildcats continued in their quest at the CCS playoffs, beating Leland with scores of 20-20, 25-14, 25-15 in the quarter finals. Up next the Cats play in the Semi-Finals at Santa Clara on Tuesday night where they will face the number four seeded Valley Christian, the match is scheduled to start at 8pm. The other semi-final match is league rivals Mt Madonna vs Aptos at 6pm (2nd and 3rd seeds). 5/14/04 In a thrilling start to CCS playoff, Los Gatos beat Kings Academy of Sunnyvale Thursday night with scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-15. Up next the Wildcat face Leland in the CCS Quarterfinals Saturday morning at 11:00am at Santa Clara High. 5/8/04 At the CCS seeding meeting this morning it was determined that Los Gatos is the #1 seed of the tournament. Congratulations to the Varsity team for a great regular season, remaining Champions of the SCVAL. The Cats will play Kings Academy Thursday night at 7pm at Los Gatos. Check the losgatosboysvolleyball.com and cisccs.org websites for playoff updates.5/6/04 In the last match of the regular season the Varsity was host to Santa Clara, beating them 25-8, 25-14, 25-13. The win put Los Gatos at 32-2 and 12-0 for the season. 5/2/04 On Saturday the JV Volleyball squad finally lost a match. In heartrending semi-final match in the Los Gatos JV Tournament, the Cats lost to eventual tournament champs, Granite Bay of Folsom. Next the Wildcats faced Head Royce winning 25-10, 25-19. For the third and final match of pool play, Los Gatos faced a strong SLV team, beating them 25-14, 25-19. In the quarterfinals, the Cats faced the Granite Bay Freshman team, beating them 25-14, 25-7. In the Semi Finals Los Gatos faced powerhouse Granite Bay JV team that had been unbeaten for 3 years. In a hard fought match, Los Gatos lost in three games with scores of 29-31, 25-17 13-15. Up next is the last JV match of the season at Saratoga Tuesday night. The squad is now 24-1 and 10-0 for the season. The Varsity team plays Tuesday at Saratoga and finishes their regular season Thursday, hosting Santa Clara 4/29/04 The JV squad again won their match on Thursday night, beating Mt View with scores of 25-15, 25-17. Up next for the JV team is the Los Gatos JV Tournament on Saturday where they will attempt to win their 4th tournament of the season. The JV team finishes their season next Tuesday at Saratoga. The JV team’s record is now 20-0 and 10-0 in league. Los Gatos is again the League Champs for JV. On the night honoring the seven seniors on the team, the Varsity team again was victorious. On Thursday night the Cats beat visiting Mt View 25-20, 25-12, 25-16. The Varsity team is now 30-2 and 9-0 in league and is the SCVAL League Champion. Next week Los Gatos visits Saratoga on Tuesday and hosts Santa Clara on Thursday evening. 4/27/04 The JV team was again victorious Tuesday night at Wilcox High, winning with scores of 25-12, 25-8. The JV team is now 19-0 and 8-0 in league. Next up for the JV team is Mt View Thursday night at Los Gatos, the last home match for the JV squad, followed by the Los Gatos JV Tournament on Saturday where the team will attempt to win their 9th tournament in a row. Tuesday night the Varsity team put up another win, beating Wilcox 25-11, 25-18, 25-11. The Cat are now 29-2 overall and are 9-0 in league. Thursday night the Wildcats host Mt View. Thursday is also Senior Night to acknowledge the 7 seniors on the team. 4/25/04 The Los Gatos Boys Varsity Volleyball team earned the Championship Trophy in the 3rd Annual Los Gatos Varsity Invitational held at the Leavey Center at Santa Clara University Saturday. Los Gatos came into the tournament ranked second after Mt Madonna. In pool play the Cats first faced Mitty beating them 25-12, 25-22. In the second match of pool play, the Wildcats defeated St Francis 25-23, 25-17. In the final match of pool play, Los Gatos faced Leland, the top team in the BVAL league, beating them 25-11, 25-14.. Los Gatos had a strong enough showing in pool play to enter the Championship bracket ranked number one. They first played Homestead in the quarterfinals, beating them 25 -18, 25-22. In the semis, Gatos face Bellarmine, currently first in the WCAL, for the first time this year, beating them, 25-17, (22-25), 15-8. For the Championship, Los Gatos faced Valley Christian, beating them with scores of (15-25), 25-15, 15-11 Up next for the Wildcats: Tuesday night at Wilcox High, Thursday night at Los Gatos vs Mt View. Thursday night is also Senior Night to acknowlege the seven seniors on the team. Saturday, May 1st, Los Gatos hosts the 3rd Annual JV Tournament were the JV team will compete, trying to win it’s 4th tournament this season and 9th in row. 4/13/04 In Tuesday’s match the Varsity team lost a tough match at Mt Madonna. Los Gatos lost with scores of 23-25, 21-25, 20-25. Los Gatos hosts its varsity tournament on the 24th at Leavey Center at Santa Clara University. Los Gatos is at Wilcox Tuesday night the 27thand Mt View at Los Gatos Thursday on the 29th, followed by the Los Gatos JV tournament at Los Gatos on May 1st.The Varsity record now stands at 22-2 and 8-0 in league.
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4/10/04 The Varsity Boys Volleyball team beat Santa Clara in Tuesday night’s match. Los Gatos won with scores of 25-6, 25-13, 25-5. Varsity played Homestead Thursday night beating them in three games with scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-18. The match brings Varsity’s record to 22-1 and 8-0 in league. Up next for Varsity is Mt Madonna Tuesday night with the winner of the match taking sole ownership of first place in the CCS. Each team has lost only one match each, Mt Madonna lost to Los Gatos in the Aptos tournament and final and Los Gatos lost to Mt Madonna in the Leland Tournament final. Los Gatos also hosts their Varsity tournament at the Leavey Center at Santa Clara University on April 24th. On Thursday night the JV team started off the night by beating Homestead with scores of 25-23, 25-11. JV is now 6-0 in league 18-0 overall (25-0 counting San Marcos Tournament). JV has a break before their next match on the 27th against Wilcox at Los Gatos |
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4/4/04 In last Thursday nights match both the JV and Varsity Boys Volleyball teams defeated Saratoga. The JV team set the pace for the night, beating Saratoga in two games, 25-8, 25-9. JV’s record is now 12-0, 6-0 in league. On Saturday the JV won their eighth straight tournament. Winning the South County Classic at Live Oak High School. Pool play started off against Alisal, with JV winning 25-11, 25-7. Next up Los Gatos beat Aptos 25-12, 25-12. For the final match in pool play, the Cats faced Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep beating them 25-18, 25-11. Going into playoffs, Los Gatos was ranked #1. They again played Sacred Heart, beating them 25-7, 25-14. In the semi finals Gatos played Mitty, beating them 25-10, 25-21 In the Championship match the team faced Fremont, beating them 25-14, 29-27. The tournament win puts their record at 18-0. The JV team has one tournament left for the season, their own, on May 1st at Los Gatos High, to see if they can again repeat at winning every tournament entered for the season. The Varsity team dispatched ‘Toga in 3 games on Thursday, with scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-13. Varsity is 20-1 overall and 6-0 in league. Upcoming this week, Santa Clara Tuesday and Homestead Thursday, both matches are away. There is no JV match against Santa Clara as they are not fielding a JV team this year. 3/30/04 In Tuesday nights match against Mt View, the JV team was again victorious, winning 25-17, 27-25. The JV team is now 11-0 & 5-0 in league play. The Varsity Cats beat Mt View in 3 games, with scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-21. The Varsity team is now 24-2 overall and 5-0 in league. Next up the Cats host Saratoga Thursday night, and the JV team will defend their Championship from last year at the South County Classic at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill 3/27/04 Once again both Boys Volleyball teams performed well in this Saturday’s tournaments. The JV team again successfully defended their Championship title, this week at the Leland JV Charger Classic. Despite having up to six players injured during the day, the JV team did not lose a match on their way to taking the title at Leland. The JV squad started pool play against Mitty, beating them 25-11, 25-15. Next up LG faced Monterey, winning 25-12, 25-11. The Cats played Willow Glen to finish pool play, beating them 25-14, 25-17. In the first round of playoffs the Wildcats faced Leland, beating them 25-17, 25-23. In the semi-finals the JV team faced Mitty, beating them 25-8, 25-12. In the Championship match, Los Gatos faced off against Morgan Hill’s Live Oak, beating them in 2 games with scores of 25-21, 25-13. The JV team did not drop a single game during the tournament. JV now has a record of 16-0 for the season. In Santa Barbara the Varsity squad played well, coming in 5th in the 35 team Dos Pueblos Invitational, equaling their best finish in Santa Barbara from 2 years ago. The tournament used a format of 2 games for pool play and 1 game for playoffs. Los Gatos started off pool play against the host team, Dos Pueblos, beating them 25-21, 25-13. Next the Cats played Royal and split the game, losing the first game 19-25 and winning the second 25-13, but winning the match by point differential. In the third match of pool play the Varsity team faced Laguna Beach, beating them 25-19, 25-18. Highland was the team Gatos played in the fourth and final match of pool play, beating them 25-15, 25-21. In the first round of playoffs Los Gatos faced El Camino High, beating them 25-14. In the quarterfinals, Los Gatos faced Buchanan of Fresno (who had just beaten Bellarmine) losing 12-25. The Varsity team is now 23-2 and 4-0 for the season. Next up for the teams is Mt View Tuesday and Saratoga Thursday night. The JV plays in the South County Classic Tournament in Gilroy on Saturday, again defending last years Championship. |
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3/25/04
Both Los Gatos boy’s volleyball teams were once again successful Thursday night in a home match against Wilcox of Santa Clara. The JV team started off the night beating Wilcox in two games. 25-7, 25-13. Kevin Shain was the player of the night, serving 13 straight points in the first game with a total of 7 aces for the night. The JV squad is now 10-3 and 4-0 in league, coming into the Leland JV Tournament this coming Saturday where they defend their championship from last year. Varsity won their match in three straight games, 25-5, 25-12, 25-14. The Varsity cats are now 18-1 and 4-0 in league. Next up for Varsity is the Dos Pueblos Tournament in Santa Barbara Saturday. |
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3/23/04 |
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3/20/04 In masterful appearance at the 32 team 3 site, Leland Charger Classic on Saturday, the Los Gatos Varsity Boys Volleyball team took second place in a thrilling finally against Mt Madonna.In pool play, the Cats faced off against Prospect to start the day, winning 25-22, 25-14. Next up Los Gatos played St Ignatius of San Francisco, beating them 25-14, 25-10. The Wildcats next played Live Oak of Morgan winning 25-13, 25-15 to finish pool play and move into the playoffs ranked first. Los Gatos earned a first round bye for playoffs, waiting for their next opponent. The Cats then faced league rival Homestead in the second round of playoffs, beating them 25-12, 25-18. In the Semi-Finals Los Gatos went against Willow Glen, beating them 25-21, 25-15. In the Championship match, Los Gatos faced perennial powerhouse Mt Madonna who the Cats had beaten in last weekends Aptos tournament. Los Gatos lost the match with scores of 25-20, 23-25, 12-15. The Mt Madonna match was the first time during the tournament that Los Gatos dropped any games. The Wildcats record is now 16-1. Next up this week the Cats face Fremont and Wilcox. |
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3/17/04
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3/16/04 In the second league match of the season playing against Homestead, both the JV and Varsity boys volleyball teams at Los Gatos remain undefeated. In Tuesday’s match the JV team won with scores of 25-16 & 25. The JV team is looking to have another strong season as they did last year. The team again won the San Marcos JV Invitational Tournament in Santa Barbara last weekend. With great hitting by Steve Conry, Rowell, Fritsch, Graham,. Rowell & Blake Bening. Martin Eggers had 6 service aces for the tournament. Again, Dan Norvelle and Chris Renfer with key in the backrow in passing and digging. Kris Haushalter was excellent at the net, making several key blocks to help in the teams championship win against San Marcos High. The JV team is now 7-0 for the season. The Varsity Cats won Tuesday in a four game match again Homestead, 25-20 (16-25), 25-21, 25-14. With the win in last weekend’s tournament the Varsity team is now 10-0 and 2-0 in league play. Next up the Varsity team plays at St Francis Wednesday at 6pm in a non-league match followed by another tournament Saturday in the Leland Charger Classic, where they will open pool play at Valley Christian, one of 3 play sites for the 32 team tournament. Next week both the JV and Varsity teams play at Fremont on Tuesday and Wilcox at home Thursday. 3/13/04 The Los Gatos Varsity team won its first tournament of the season at the annual Aptos Spring Fling Saturday, with senior Fletcher Anderson earning tournament MVP. The cats started off the day by beating Aptos in the first match of pool play, 25-17, 25-20. Next Fremont took Los Gatos to 3 games, with, with Los Gatos winning the match 25-10, (23-25), 15-9. For the third and final match of pool play, Los Gatos dispatched St Francis 25-16, 25-18. In the first round of playoffs the varsity team played Valley Christian, beating them 25-22, 25-15. In the semi-finals Los Gatos beat Leland 25-19, 25-19 Mt Madonna was the Wildcat’s foe in the final, but Los Gatos proved victorious, beating the Hawks in 2 games, 25-21, 25-20. Next up for the Cats, Tuesday night at Los Gatos where they perennial competition, Homestead, JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7:00pm. Varsity will play a non-league match Wednesday at St Francis at 6:00pm. Varsity’s next tournament is at the Leland Charger Classic on the 20th . |
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3/11/04 |
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3/4/04 Thursday March 11th is the date set for the first league match when Los Gatos faces Fremont High at Los Gatos. Family and fans will finally get to see the JV team play their first match of the season. Games start at 5:30pm and 7:00pm. Saturday the 13th both JV and Varsity play in their first tournaments of the year, with JV attending the San Marcos JV invitational in Santa Barbara and the Varsity team playing the annual Aptos Varsity tournament in Aptos. |
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2/28/04 A great time was had at the annual fundraiser at Campo di Bocce Friday night. The place was packed with players, parents, family and supporters of the program. There was a raucous bocce ball tournament featuring players, coaches and parents. The food was superb and the company even better. It was a great opportunity for everyone to have a chance to catch up with each other and meet new people. Participants were generous in their donations to the program. Everyone had a great time. The raffle was loads of fun with many nice items donated by generous benefactors. Next up, another non-league match against Oak Grove this Thursday at Los Gatos. Play is set to start at 7pm. Best wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Brian Register who had his appendix removed Friday night. Brian played in Thursday night's match not knowing he had appendicitis. He is a true competitor. A speedy recovery also to Bryce Byrd who suffered a broken arm while skiing during vacation and was scheduled to have it surgically repaired last Thursday. |
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2/26/04 The Los Gatos Boys Varsity Volleyball team was victorious tonight in their first match of the 2004 season. In a thrilling 5 game match against Valley Christian, Los Gatos won (24-26), 25-20, (21-25), 25-22 & 15-12. The team started out sluggish losing the first game 24-26. They rallied in the second game to win 25-20 only to lose the third game 21-25. The players knew at that point that they needed to win the next two games to win the match and the team came through. Winning the next game 25-22 to force the fifth and deciding game of the match. Los Gatos won the fifth game 15-12 on a kill by Keith Catanese. Sam Moisenco was overall kill leader for the evening with 12, followed closely by Catanese & Fletcher Anderson with 11 each. Drew McDowell and Cody Stewart contributed 8 and 6 kills respectively. Moisenco, McDowell and Catanese protected the net all evening with each player obtaining at least one solo block and multiple blocks each. Brian Register and Jesse Barron ruled back court with great passing to help setter Casey Pfeifer send to ball to a multitude of hitters. Next up for Varsity is Oak Grove next week on March 4th at Los Gatos in another non-league match. |
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2/25/04 Varsity is looking forward to their first test of the season when they play Valley Christian tomorrow night at Valley. Please check the Practice schedule for any changes, due to gym conflict there have been a number of changes for this week. |
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2/10/04 |
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1/30/04 |
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1/25/04 The Practice Schedule for February has been added to the site. Please check the downloads page for Rules Changes for this year and forms that will need to be completed and turned in in order to attend tournaments. Also a reminder that the Athletic Physical form needs to be in before a player can participate in any matches. |
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| 1/20/04 Tryout times & dates have been updated. New tryout times are Tuesday January 27th 7-9pm, Wednesday 8-10pm & Friday January 30th 4-6pm all in the Large Gym. Tryouts are open to all Los Gatos High Boys |
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| 1/2/04 The new year is upon us. The 2004 season starts soon. Team tryouts are January 27th-28 in the large gym. Tryouts are open to all interested boys. Both JV and Varsity will have have tryouts from 6-8pm in the large gym. The home page of this website has an athletic physical form in .pdf format (Acrobat Reader needed to open). Anyone playing a sport at Los Gatos High must have it signed by their Doctor before they can play their first match. Please check here for updates and news. |
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11/2/03 |