Prep Football: Cougars’ Pierleoni named South coach for All-Star game
GILROY — Christopher’s head football coach Tim Pierleoni has been to the Silicon Valley Youth Classic before, but only as an assistant.
Prep Roundup: March 19
The Gilroy boys golf team picked up its best finish of the past two seasons, taking third at the Monterey Bay League Pacific Division match at Pajaro Valley Golf Course Tuesday.
Recreation department awarded
The City of Gilroy Recreation Department has been selected as a 2013 California Park and Recreation Society Award of Excellence recipient for The City of Gilroy Recreation Department Monthly Electronic Newsletter in the awards category of Marketing and Communications. The department was honored, along with Monica Sendejas (second from left), who created the newsletter, and proofreaders Judy Mireles-Janisch (second from right), Sondra Banks and Maria De Leon. The CPRS awards dinner was held March 7 at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario. Photo by George Ortiz.
Pursuit of wanted felon leads to school lockdown
A pursuit of a wanted felon by Morgan Hill Police around noon Tuesday led to a 40-minute lockdown of Barrett Elementary School.An officer was making a regular follow-up visit on an unrelated case at the Executive Inn on Condit Road in Morgan Hill when he recognized a suspect who had a warrant for his arrest, according to Sgt. Carson Thomas of the MHPD.The suspect was identified as Gerardo Betancourt, 37, of Morgan Hill, who was wanted for a violation of parole. Betancourt is described as a Hispanic male, 5-foot-8, 210 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes.Betancourt jumped into his vehicle and fled the scene with the officer giving chase. He turned northbound onto U.S. 101 before pulling over on behind the Executive Inn. He then exited his vehicle, ran across the highway to the southbound side and hopped the fence, according to Thomas.“He’s still outstanding,” Thomas said.As a result of the pursuit, Barrett Elementary School was put on lockdown from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The district put out an auto-call message informing parents prior to the end-of-school pickup.Anyone with information regarding Betancourt's whereabouts should call the MHPD non-emergency line at (408) 779-2101 and ask for Det. Broyer.
Cornerstone Title celebrates ribbon cutting
A ribbon cutting was held March 4 at Cornerstone Title Company, 870 Tennant Station in Morgan Hill. In attendance were members of Cornerstone Title Company, Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and staff and Marilyn Liebers, Mayor Pro Tem. Marilyn welcomed Cornerstone to the city, and they were warmly welcomed into the Chamber of Commerce as well. For information on ribbon cuttings or to join the Chamber of Commerce, contact Erin Machado at (408) 779-9444.
Prep Soccer: 7 Mustangs, 3 Cougars earn All-League honors
Gilroy’s Andres Jimenez, Carlos Jimenez and Sean Kauffman all topped the list in the Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division honors.
Gilroy war veteran to receive Medal of Honor
Corporal Joe Baldonado, of Gilroy, a veteran of the Korean War, will be one of 24 Army Veterans awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama Tuesday during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C.
