Christopher, Gilroy baseball teams look to get on track
Evenly matched the last couple of years, the Christopher High and Gilroy High baseball teams typically have nail-biting, white-knuckle contests.
Their latest game on March 18 was no exception. The Mustangs defeated the Cougars, 7-6, on Carter Martinez’s one-out, walk-off single. The victory allowed Gilroy...
Zoey Zeller competes in U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
On a recent sun-drenched day, Zoey Zeller swam laps with the South Valley Makos club team at Live Oak High School. Save for some good-natured ribbing she received from her fellow swimmers after talking to a reporter, Zeller blended in with the rest of...
Christopher High para track and field team shines in CIF State Championships
Christopher High brought one of the largest contingents of para athletes to this year’s CIF State Track and Field Championships, and in the process made history.
The girls team of seniors Ella Rodriguez and Sydney Saulo and junior Isabella Browne won the para ambulatory division,...
Christopher boys soccer team looks to ascend like it never has before
If first-year Christopher High boys soccer coach Josue Salgado can guide the Cougars to a Central Coast Section championship within the next several years, he’ll be the prep version of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart: someone who has such tremendous pride in his alma...
Three Hollister High students die in traffic accident
Three Hollister High School students died in a traffic collision just east of Highway 25 the night of Jan. 14, according to authorities. A recent graduate of HHS was also involved in the accident, and was in critical condition as of Wednesday morning.
School staff...
New Cal-OSHA rules allow vaccinated workers to forego masks
Fully vaccinated workers will no longer be required to wear a mask regardless of whether their co-workers are unvaccinated following new guidance Thursday from the state's workplace safety agency.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to...
Ella Rodriguez continues to amaze
When Ella Rodriguez got to the U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Trials in Minneapolis last month, she and her coach Andrew Dela Cruz received news they were entirely unprepared for: Rodriguez was entered in the long jump competition.
“I went into the Trials training for...
Gymnast Nola Matthews competes at elite level
The last time 16-year-old sophomore Nola Matthews was doing traditional in-person schooling was as a fourth-grader at Las Animas School.
That’s because the Gilroy resident long set on a path that has her now competing as an Elite Senior level gymnast. If a gymnast wants...
Bill allows water district to select ‘best contractor’ for Anderson Dam retrofit
The state assembly on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would assist with the retrofitting of Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill.
Assembly Bill 271, which was introduced and authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, passed in the assembly April 19 on a vote of 71-0, according...
Appeals court upholds county ban on indoor religious gatherings
By Bay City News
Santa Clara County officials are applauding a federal court's ruling that affirmed the county's ban on indoor gatherings.
The ruling reversed the court's earlier decision to provide an exception for churches to the county's prohibition of indoor gatherings of any kind, after...
