Professional Sports

The Monterey Bay Football Club announced Aug. 5 it hired Jordan Stewart on a multi-year deal to become the club’s permanent head coach.  Stewart—a former San Jose Earthquakes standout—is set to establish a new era for the Union, who currently sit eighth with a 7-9-6...

Gilroy native and professional ice hockey goalie Dustin Wolf was selected to his second straight American Hockey League All-Star team.  All-star events took place in early February and were particularly special for Wolf as the host city was San Jose, with the Skills Competition and...

The Morgan Hill-based Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League closed the regular season with a 45-30 win over the Massachusetts Pirates on July 25. The victory improved the team’s record to 13-3—best in the IFL—and enhanced their standing heading into the post-season.  The...

After the NHL’s Christmas break, the Calgary Flames resume play with a game at San Jose on Dec. 28 at 7pm—bringing goalie Dustin Wolf back near his childhood home on a road trip.  The Flames follow the next night with a 5pm contest in Las...

The 2025 season began with struggles for the NHL’s Calgary Flames and Gilroy native Dustin Wolf. The local son and pride of South County is the team’s primary goalkeeper and everyone in red and yellow was off track during a 1-7-1 start to the...

A furious last-week push was not quite enough for Dustin Wolf and the Calgary Flames to catch either the Minnesota Wild or the St. Louis Blues for the final West playoff spot.  Down the stretch, Calgary coach Ryan Huska chose Wolf as his goalie in...

The Athletic’s Jesse Granger wrote on Feb. 14 about the top storylines of NHL goalies and gave high praise to the Calgary Flames’ Dustin Wolf. “Wolf hasn’t looked like a rookie,” Granger said. “Speaking of young goalies cementing themselves as a core piece for a...

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1500-meters semifinals after they placed third in their preliminary heat at Stade de France on Aug. 6.  “It was all about patience, and this is incredible. I think I can officially call myself an Olympian now,” Hiltz...

ESPN.com hockey writer Greg Wyshynski recently interviewed Dustin Wolf, South County native and goalie for the Calgary Flames. He described a drive through Gilroy. “Drive through its farmland, open the windows and the pungent odor of the garlic harvest envelops your olfactory system like...

Dustin Wolf, born in Gilroy and raised in Morgan Hill through age 10, produced an incredible rookie season with the NHL’s Calgary Flames last year. He recorded a 29-16-8 record, with a .910 save percentage and a 2.64 goals-against average. Wolf was widely credited...