Los Gatos High athletes sought for Hall of Fame

Hall of Famers sought

The Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is seeking help in locating two of its newest inductees: Donald Straub from the Class of 1950 and Nico Weiler from the class of 2008. Straub is a two-time SCVAL tennis champion. Weiler is a pole vaulter who won the California state championships two years in a row as well as the U18 World Championships.

Contact LGHS Athletic Director Ken Perrotti at 408-438-6009 or [email protected] or Bill Frey at 408-772-6006 or [email protected] with any information that can help locate Straub, Weiler or a family member.

Other new members of the Athletic Hall of Fame are Terrie Ogilvie, ’66, an all-American swimmer who placed at the 1966 USA National Championships; Russell Tanner, ’96, a volleyball player named team and league MVP and an All State selection; Melissa Mullins, 2004, softball pitcher and league MVP; Logan Schafer, 2004, a baseball and soccer star who went on to a six-year MLB career; Danny Bates, 2004, an all-league football player who was the first Los Gatos running back to rush for over 2,000 yards; Naveed Bagheri, 2007, a wrestling star who finished fifth in the state and went on to win an NCAA National championship at San Francisco State;  and Danielle Katz, 2013, who has the fastest times in LGHS history in almost every long-distance running event.

The induction ceremony will be held on May 4 at La Rinconada Country Club. Tickets are set to go on sale in mid-February.

AIMEing to win

Los Gatos High School will have strong representation at the American Invitational Mathematics competition (AIME) on Feb. 1, with 10 students qualifying for the 15-question, three-hour examination. These students scored high enough on the 25-question, 75-minute, multiple choice American Mathematics Competition exam to move onto the next level in a series of competitions that eventually will lead to the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Qualifying Los Gatos students include Haohsiang Chen, Andreas Haapalainen, Edwin Hou, Eric Hou, Henry Lee, Nolan Lin, Jack Mei, David Roh, Mehaan Sibal and Zihe Wang.