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vol . 5 , no. 12 : november 19-25 , 2025 : losgatan.com
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$7K BOTTLE OF WINE SERVES BITTERSWEET ODE TO TRUE FRIENDSHIP
Wildcats cap 22-1 record with CCS championship
VinoVero’s Michele Bevilacqua toasts “American father” suffering from terminal illness
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
The Los Gatos High School field hockey team ended the season the way it started: with a dominant victory. The No. 2 seed Wildcats extended their ongoing Central Coast Section record with an 18th playoff championship, rolling to a 3-0 win over No. 4 seed St. Francis on Nov. 12 in the Division I title match at Los Altos High. With 10 seconds remaining and the outcome long decided, the 60-plus players on the Los Gatos side started the countdown. “It was surreal in that moment,” standout senior Leaya Cleary said. “It kind of felt like a dream.” Reality was better than a dream for the Wildcats, who finished the season 22-1. However, their record doesn’t begin to encapsulate their sheer dominance. To wit: Los Gatos outscored its opponents 176-4—no,
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
In the arty Right Bank of Bordeaux area of France—a land dotted with castles—there’s a tiny wine region known as Pomerol. On an eastern plateau, you’ll find the exclusive 28.5-acre Petrus vineyard with its blue clay soils and low yields. Grapes bottled there in 2008 and marketed under the “Grand Vin” label go for a few thousand dollars to as much as $56,000. Out of 100 points, Decanter rated it a 96, Wine Advocate a 97, and Jeff Leve a 97. A bottle that ended up in the hands of Michele Bevilacqua, the proprietor of Los Gatos wine bar VinoVero, recently served to not only mark the Venetian’s successful achievement of United States citizenship, but also as a fitting farewell for his good friend, Mark Ginanni, who inspired him to apply for the passport—and is sadly losing his battle with a terminal illness. Cruise your four-wheeled gondola down North Santa Cruz Avenue to VinoVero and you’ll find so much more than a wine bar. There’s an immaculate compact kitchen in the rear. There’s farm-fresh produce in the store room. Campbell Soup can lamps illuminate the space. Bevilacqua greets you warmly and happily educates you with ➝ Venetian, 12
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NO DOUBT Kendall Sutherland reacts after scoring on a penalty stroke in the Wildcats’ 3-0 win over St. Francis in the CCS Division I championship match.
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