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A fundraiser will be held for Jeremy Montes, a 20-year-old Jiu-Jitsu fighter who passed away on Dec. 17 after a long battle with Leukemia.

A Gilroy woman has died of her injuries following a crash on Christmas Day outside of Gilroy, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office confirmed Monday. Socorro Alfaro, 64, was injured in a two-vehicle wreck near the intersection of Roop Road and New Avenue at approximately 12:30 p.m. Dec. 25.She succumbed to her injuries—complications of multiple traumatic injuries due to the collision—just after 6:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve, according to the Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.The wreck occurred when Alfaro, driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser, was heading westbound on Roop Road when she failed to yield at the intersection and turned southbound onto New Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The PT Cruiser collided with the left side of an SUV headed southbound on New, which caused the SUV—a Toyota RAV4—to roll over onto the southbound shoulder of the road, authorities said.While Alfaro suffered serious injuries during the wreck, she was conscious and provided a statement to the CHP. She told authorities she was driving between 20 and 30 miles per hour when she turned onto New Avenue, saw the oncoming vehicle but was unable to stop in time to prevent the wreck.The driver of the RAV4 was transported to a local hospital as a precautionary measure, but sustained no serious injuries, according to the CHP.

Registration for the Spirit of Morgan Hill softball teams will be held Jan. 10 and 17 at Betsy’s in Morgan Hill for girls ages 4 to 18.

A convicted animal abuser’s sentencing hearing Monday morning inside the South County Courthouse came with mixed emotions from the dozen women in attendance who were glad to hear the felony conviction but not as satisfied with the length of jail time the defendant received.

The Cougars are looking for someone who is willing to go the distance with them.

The Oakwood High School boys basketball team completed its challenging preseason, with a 70-52 win over visiting Scotts Valley High School Saturday night. Oakwood senior, Nate Schilling, just recently signed with Southern Virginia University to play basketball starting next year.

Gilroy matched Branham point for point in the second and third quarters Saturday, but it wasn't enough to come away with a win. 

The Gavilan men's basketball team dropped its fourth straight game, falling 93-63 to Columbia College in Sonora Saturday. 

A rivalry on paper hardly translated to one on the floor as the Christopher boys basketball team easily handled Gilroy, 68-33 Friday night.