School Athletics
Students at Leigh High School compete in a variety of interscholastic sports, usually at the highest level available to them. Many teams have won regional championships.
In only the second year of the school's existence the 1964 Varsity football team tied for the league championship. This was followed up by the 1966 Varsity football team that won the league title outright. In 1970 the Varsity football team again won the league title with a record of 11–1, its lone loss coming in the inaugural County Championship game against Los Altos Hills (30–23). Leigh also won back to back Mount Hamilton division league championship titles in 1994 and 1995 losing 1 regular season game and 1 tie in that span. The 2001–2002 Varsity Football team was runner-up in the Central Coast Section Championship. The 2004 Varsity Football team also shared the league championship with Oak Grove High School.
In the mid 1970s, Leigh High was noted for its Cross Country dynasty, under the coaching of Homer Latimer, and in 1974 the Longhorns won the national title. The school's proximity to the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where runners trained vigorously year round, was a significant contributor to the program's success. They also won the California Central Coast championship in baseball in 2000.
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