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Over the years, Christopher High softball seniors Aly Olvera and Mariah Martinez have played a lot of catch together. Without including Little League and travel ball, the duo has logged countless hours of pitch and catch as the starting battery for the Cougars.

Ever since missing a spot on the podium at last year’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships, Gilroy High senior Sarina Sandoval – the program’s record holder in the shot put – has had the number 40 flashing through her head.

The Gilroy Police Department Anti-Crime Team executed a narcotics bust that resulted in the discovery of more than 450 illegal marijuana plants with an estimated street value of approximately $1.4 million.

Two Gilroy Fire Department battalion division chiefs have filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Gilroy, alleging the city cheated them out of overtime hours for two years, a move that has left some City Council members blindsided and incensed.

Mushroom Mardi Gras this weekend: Mushrooms are on center stage this weekend for the 33rd edition of Morgan Hill’s Mushroom Mardi Gras festival Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27. The free family friendly festival at the Community and Cultural Center off Dunne Avenue and Depot Street starts at 10 a.m. both days and winds down at 7 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. Parking is free as well. Eat, drink and enjoy the sun. Details: mhmmg.com.

Murder charges for Antolin Garcia – the 21-year-old suspect accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar – ride the wake of a harried criminal past that includes arrests for assault, obstructing officers and having sex with a minor.

Murder charges for Antolin Garcia Torres - the 21-year-old suspect accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar - ride the wake of a harried criminal past that includes arrests for assault, obstructing officers and having sex with a minor.