Prep Roundup: Feb. 10
Chris Chang had the crowd at Gilroy High saying "Dang" on Friday night.
Man allegedly pretends to be police officer, sexually assaults woman
At 2:30 a.m. Feb. 1, an unknown male suspect picked up a female victim who was walking along Monterey Road near San Jose Avenue in San Jose, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Prep Basketball: Balers hold off Cougars in 45-33 win
GILROY — For three quarters, Christopher put itself in a position to pull off the upset over San Benito. With stands packed and the home crowd behind them, the Cougars pulled within one point heading into the final frame and the momentum seemed to be in their favor — but the Haybalers quickly put an end to that.
CCS Girls Championship: LO’s Fernandez advances to state in an unexpected way
Isabella Fernandez is a CCS champion in a weight she never thought she would be competing.
San Benito, Gilroy end up in 0-0 draw
In dominating the second half, the San Benito High girls’ soccer team unleashed a tidal wave of shots on the Gilroy goal.
A picture is worth a thousand words…
We've got a pretty gifted photographer here at the Dispatch, and we like to showcase her talents.
Farm Bureau: More than an inch of rain in some areas so far, more on the way
The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s rain gauge at Uvas Canyon Park measured 1.62 inches of rain in the last week, and the gauge at Loma Prieta hauled in 0.95 inches, according to a report from the Santa Clara County Farm Bureau.
CCS: Isaiah Locsin loses appeal, is ineligible to wrestle for Gilroy
Isaiah Locsin, a 2012 state wrestling champion and a runner up in 2013, will not suit up to finish his high school career.
Police search for suspect in north MH following high-speed chase
The driver of a stolen vehicle led police on a high-speed chase from Gilroy to north Morgan Hill Friday before crashing and fleeing the scene on foot, according to authorities. As of about 12 p.m., officers on the scene were still searching for the driver of the vehicle which crashed near the intersection of U.S. 101 and Coyote Creek Golf Drive, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Herb Kellogg. The incident prompted Morgan Hill Unified School District staff to place Sobrato High School, on Burnett Avenue, on a “code blue” lockdown while the suspect was hiding out. But district staff said there were no apparent or immediate “safety concerns” to the students and staff on campus. The high-speed chase started in Gilroy, when a Gilroy police officer spotted the stolen vehicle on the road and began following it, Kellogg said. The officer briefly lost sight of the vehicle in the area of Masten Avenue, but caught up to it on the freeway. Police continued to chase the vehicle - described as a black Chrysler by emergency communications staff overheard on a police scanner - northbound on U.S. 101 until it crashed in the area of Coyote Creek Golf Drive. The driver - the only known occupant of the vehicle - fled the crash site on foot into the nearby Coyote Creek bed. The suspect is still under pursuit by officers at the scene, Kellogg said. “Multiple agencies are involved” in the search for the suspect, Kellogg said. Kellogg did not know why the stolen vehicle crashed, or if any other vehicles were involved. The accident and the alleged crime are under investigation. More details on this incident will be posted as they are available.
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