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March 29, 2024

Mustang Madness makes triumphant return

When the Gilroy High Cheerleading program puts on its signature event, Mustang Madness, its objective is to bring the community together and raise up the next generation of cheerleaders from an early age. This year’s event performance, which took place at halftime of the Gilroy...

Christopher boys soccer overwhelms Gilroy

For the first time since the 2017-2018 season—a span of eight matches—Christopher High has beaten crosstown rival Gilroy High in boys soccer.  On Jan. 25, the visiting Cougars rolled to a 3-0 win in a Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division match—nearly five...

Live Oak, Gilroy girls basketball teams display grit in BVAL’s West Valley Division

The Gilroy and Live Oak girls basketball teams have had their fair share of adversity this season.  Both squads have had to navigate injuries and in the Acorns’ situation, they’ve also dealt with a variety of other issues that have prevented them from having their...

Coming off strong Mid-Cals showing, Gilroy High wrestlers gearing into peak form with postseason looming on horizon

For Moses Mirabal, it was personal.  Wrestling in the 138-pound title match in the Mid-Cals Classic tournament on Jan. 21, the Gilroy High junior was squaring off against an opponent from Oklahoma power Tuttle High. Just two-and-a-half weeks earlier, Mirabal lost a close match in...

Christopher girls basketball competing well in ultra-tough BVAL Mount Hamilton Division

As long as the Christopher High girls basketball team plays with grit, coach Heather Ridley will be satisfied.  The Cougars have displayed plenty of that this season, sporting a 12-4 overall record and 2-2 mark in the ultra-competitive Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division....

Christopher boys basketball attempting the rare double of winning consecutive titles in different leagues

The Christopher High boys basketball team is attempting a rare double: win consecutive championships in different leagues.  Last season, the Cougars earned a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division title. This year, with the school having switched to the Blossom Valley Athletic...

Gilroy High wrestling juggernaut aims for continued improvement to reach ultimate goal

January is a critical month for high school wrestling teams.  Some of the biggest tournaments are in January and the league duel season begins. The best programs like Gilroy High go through a gauntlet and by the time February rolls around the Mustangs will know...

Christopher High boys soccer primed to strike in league play

Despite graduating 13 seniors off last year’s squad, the Christopher High boys soccer team looks to be in solid shape as it begins Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division play against Sobrato High on Jan. 11.  The Cougars entered the week at 4-1-2,...

Gilroy High boys soccer a work in progress, but optimistic it will coalesce

Longtime Gilroy High boys soccer coach Armando Padilla acknowledges the team will be a work in progress, especially when it comes to scoring goals.  The Mustangs (1-4-2) were shut out in four of their first seven matches and scored just five times in that stretch,...

Despite graduating four starters, Christopher boys basketball develops and reloads for another potentially special season

The Christopher High boys basketball program seemingly is now at the point where even if it graduates four starters as it did off last year’s team, it has the coaching and the requisite talent to not have a dip the following season.  So it is...

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