Gavilan College women’s volleyball team filled with local talent
After longtime women’s volleyball coach Kevin Kramer left Gavilan College to become the athletic director at Chabot College in 2018, Tyson Norton assumed the responsibilities for the 2019 season.
But Norton was gone after just one season, taking a job as an assistant coach at...
Motorist dies in collision after pursuit with CHP
The driver of a Ford Mustang died in a collision with another vehicle after he fled from police in a high-speed pursuit north of Gilroy, according to authorities.
Gilroy native AJ Perez produces Netflix documentary
Gilroy High School graduate A.J. Perez’s Netflix documentary “UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre” premiered May 20 and has remained among the streaming platform’s top 10 films, examining Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s role in an $8 million Mississippi welfare fraud case.
The documentary unpacks...
Rotary Club of Gilroy celebrates 100th anniversary
The Rotary Club of Gilroy celebrated its 100th year milestone on Oct. 21 with the reading of a letter written by the founder of International Rotary, Paul Harris in October 1925.
To put a historical context on the milestone, a reporter for the Gilroy Advocate...
Darren Yafai excited to man the Christopher sideline
Make no mistake: Darren Yafai is excited to be the new Christopher High football coach—it just wasn’t on his radar.
“By no means at all (was I thinking of doing this),” said Yafai, who spent the last five years as an assistant coach helping the...
Family, friends mourn loss of Gilroy teen
Family and friends are mourning the loss of 18-year-old Michael Daniel Zuniga-Macias, who was one of four people shot at a Halloween party in east Gilroy Oct. 30.
“Michael was a young adult with a good loving heart and soul,” says a fundraising web page...
Police search Gilroy homes in relation to Oct. 30 shooting
Gilroy Police served search warrants at multiple locations Tuesday in relation to the deadly Oct. 30 shooting at a city councilmember’s house.
The warrants yielded one arrest—of 18-year-old Lucas James Tomasetti—and the seizure of an illegal firearm, police said. It is unclear if the arrest...
San Martin man sentenced to 33 years for violent ‘crime spree’
A San Martin man was sentenced this week to more than 33 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of a slew of violent crimes—some involving firearms—dating back to 2018.
The most recent charges against the defendant, Alfonso Castillo Navarro, 37, are related...
San Jose Sharks present plans for ice rink in Gilroy
Gilroy could have a new ice rink by fall 2026, according to a presentation at the City Council meeting Monday night.
The master plan of a “Preliminary Ice Center” paid for by the San Jose Sharks was the highlight of the May 6 agenda, Mayor...
