Thursday, May 17, 2012
Transportation agency will offer early trains to take runners to the race by the 7 a.m. starting time Sunday.
Caltrain will expand its weekend service to help Peninsula and South Bay runners reach the starting line at the 101st Zazzle Bay to Breakers 12K race in San Francisco. The race begins at Howard and Spear streets in San Francisco at 7 a.m. Sunday, May 20 an hour earlier than in previous years but the same time as last year. Caltrain will make special early trips so that participants can arrive by the start time. A special A train will depart the Palo Alto Caltrain Station at 5:30 a.m. and express to San Francisco, arriving by 6:08 a.m. A special B train will leave the San Jose Diridon station at 5:20 a.m., a special C train will depart the Santa Clara station at 5:30 a.m.; and a special D train also will leave at 5:30 a.m. from the San …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Event began Sunday and continues through May 15, prepare for road closures.
Cities and residents across five Bay Area counties are gearing up for one of the largest cycling races in America to make its way through their hometowns. Professional cyclists from across the world will kick off this year's Amgen Tour of California in the Bay Area, starting in Santa Rosa on May 13 and heading through San Francisco, the Peninsula, Santa Cruz County, San Jose, Danville and Walnut Creek before crossing the Stage 3 finish line in Livermore on May 15. Of the nearly hundred cities statewide that applied to host a portion of the eight-stage race this year, Bay Area cites were chosen as the backdrop for more than a third of the event, according to race organizers. Although this year's Tour-de-France-style race will feature many …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Bikers of every skill level powered through the course, which included the harrying 23 percent grade Nicholson Avenue hill.
More than 300 hundred cyclists pedaled through the 39th Annual Cat’s Hill Classic races Saturday, a course that took them several times round a 1-mile loop through the Almond Grove historic district. Put on by the Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club and title sponsored by Mike's Bikes, the all-day event saw cyclists of all levels powering through Tait-Bean-Massol-Nicholson/Ellenwood-Belmont-Bachman-Tait in clockwise fashion, with the start/finish line at Tait and Nicholson avenues. The highlight of the race is the 328-foot-long/100-meter Nicholson Avenue hill, which locals might know as "Cat’s Hill." “Racers like the challenging 23 percent grade of Nicholson,” said Aldene Gordon, a member of the LGBRC. Cyclists ranging in age from 15 to 60 …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club hosts its 39th annual Cat's Hill race on Saturday, May 5.
Hundreds of bicycle racers will take on the challenging 328-foot-long/100-meter Nicholson Avenue hill—Cat's Hill to locals—this Saturday, May 5 during the 39th annual race in the Almond Grove historic district. The all-day event, which begins at 8:30 a.m., is presented by the Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club and its title sponsor is Mike's Bikes. Proceeds benefit the LGBRC's bicycle race-training programs for adults and children, and also the Los Gatos High School Marching Band. The course goes around Tait-Bean-Massol-Nicholson/Ellenwood-Belmont-Bachman-Tait, clockwise, one-mile loop with the start/finish line at Tait and Nicholson avenues. The hill presents a steep climb of 23 percent, five 90-degree right turns and one 90-degree left turn, …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Despite still suffering from injuries due to his Dec. 19, 2011 beating at Candlestick Park, Manuel Austin has joined legislative efforts to curb unruly sportsmanship.
It’s been four months since Manuel Austin was brutally beaten by fans sitting in front of him and his family during a Dec. 19, 2011 San Francisco 49ers Monday night football game. The 66-year-old still suffers from persistent headaches, hearing loss in his left ear and neck and back pain related to the beating that happened at the hands of fellow fans. He’s been seeing a pain specialist weekly and said that he’s recently experienced vomiting. "This is someting that I live with everyday," Austin said. Only one of the three men who attacked him, Mark Bollock of Mendocino County, was cited for the incident. The San Francisco District Attorney, Austin said, has not prosecuted the case pending the completion of a San Francisco Police Department…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Up and coming event deadlines for two important sporting events and a charity fundraiser.
FITNESS/SPORTS CHARITY The 16th annual Rivers of Chocolate Festival takes place 1-5 p.m., Sunday, April 29 at The Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd. in Saratoga benefitting EHC Lifebuilders, leading provider of shelter and services for homeless adults, families, and children in Silicon Valley. The event includes live music, food, wine and chocolate prepared by more than 70 Bay Area businesses. Tickets will stop selling at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 28. Details: chocolate@ehclifebuilders.org. BUSINESS The Town of Los Gatos is offering a free green business symposium exclusively for Los Gatos businesses 8:45-11 a.m., Monday, April 30, at the new Los Gatos Library's second floor, 100 Villa Ave. Today is the last day to RSVP by clicking here. The …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Popular 4-mile walk/run returns this weekend for its 35th year. Registration still available for those looking for fun, exercise and camaraderie.
For speed demons out there that like a relatively flat and fast course for short-distance running or power walking, the 4-mile Great Race is the perfect course. The event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Gatos, begins at 9 a.m., Sunday, April 29 in Saratoga at 14420 Big Basin Way—between Third and Fourth streets—and follows scenic and ascending Highway 9 toward downtown Los Gatos for the finish on North Santa Cruz Avenue and Elm Street. The weather calls for sunny and clear skies this Sunday, with a high of 78 degrees, presenting a challenge to fast-and-furious athletes such as Lenin Zapata, who last year enjoyed perfect racing weather with cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Los Gatos Rotary Great Race "starter" Joe Varozza will …
Monday, April 9, 2012
You get to pick: What's the best sporting goods store in town?
Having the right sporting goods and accessories to stay physically fit is important to Los Gatos residents, most of whom lead active lifestyles. With that in mind, this week's Readers' Choice poll asks, "What's the best sporting goods store in Los Gatos?" We're lucky in town due to the presence of a number of specialized sporting outlets that cater to cyclists, runners, golfers, tennis players and other athletes. Each store sells shoes, apparel and a variety equipment to help us practice the sports we love. The winner of this poll will be determined using a point system based on the most verified votes together with the best ratings in businesses' directory listings. If there is a tie, the business with the highest number of positive …
The Paly (4-10-0, 1-2-0) softball team lost to Los Gatos, (5-6-0, 1-1-0) 15-0 on a 10 run differential rule.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Los Gatos Little League held its annual opening day ceremonies at Baggerly Field Saturday with close to 600 kids in attendance.
About 600 youths, most bedecked in baseball uniforms, gathered at Baggerly Field in Blossom Hill Park Saturday to mark the Los Gatos Little League's opening day. The league's 50 teams, each representing six divisions, and their families turned out for a day of food, fun and, of course, baseball. "We had games going from right after the opening ceremonies all the way until the evening," said Jeff Williams, president of the league. "It was a great day that our volunteers really put together." The day, which was dedicated to District 12 chief umpire Dan Campagnolo, started with a parade of players and the recitation of the Little League Pledge. Los Gatos Meats provided grub for the hungry althetes and fans and bounce houses were inflated to …
Brian Hickman
6:35 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Where are the everyday heroes when things like this are happening? We need to encourage citizens to not sit idly by and let this happen. Would you let someone get beat up on the seat next to you in a plane? If not there, then why let it happen in a stadium? Those that are too small to intervene themselves could still get help from security. I thought 9/11 ended the era of passive bystanding. … more ›