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The Gavilan volleyball team swept Monterey Peninsula College 3-0 Friday in a Conference Crossover game at home. 

It was all about Gilroy’s Brandon Boyd Friday — but he didn’t want it to be.

With some of Christopher’s varsity starters not present for Thursday’s game, Shannon McAvoy’s role as captain became all the more important.

Four men and one woman - including three men from Gilroy - have been cleared of charges stemming from a mid-August arrest for kidnapping, sexual assault and pimping after the alleged victim, who identified herself in court as Jasmine Stallion, recanted her story during a Sept. 5 preliminary hearing in Riverside Superior Court.

It wasn't exactly the start that the Christopher girls tennis team was looking for. The Cougars lost six of the seven matches at Pajaro Valley Thursday. Emily Barham was the lone victor, winning in two sets 6-4, 6-4. The doubles pair of Sara Blawski and Minna Wu kept their match close, before ultimately falling in to sets 7-5, 6-4. The Cougars were playing without the services of two of their normal varsity starters, but coach Patrick McBrearty said that it was a taste of what some of his JV players could expect from the next level. "The good thing is it gave some of the other CHS players a chance to get into the competition," he said. "Hopefully we can field a full team against Gilroy." Christopher will be back in action at 4 p.m. Tuesday to host Gilroy.  VOLLEYBALL Gilroy loses in three to Alvarez Gilroy dropped it's league opener 3-0 Thursday at Everette Alvarez. The Mustangs lost 19-25, 16-25, 21-25 and were led offensively by Leilani Mah. On defense, Gilroy was highlighted by Bailie Erickson.  The loss drops Gilroy to an overall 1-4 record and 0-1 in the Monterey Bay League Pacific Division. The JV squad also lost its contest in two sets 4-25, 10-25. JV standouts were Desiree Cundiff and Evelyn Clonts.  Gilroy will be back on the court at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to take on Monte Vista Christian.  GIRLS GOLF Christopher tops Trinity Christian, Watsonville The Christopher girls golf team stayed perfect on the season, topping Trinity Christian 245-268 and Watsonville 245-310 at Monterey Pines Thursday to improve to 5-0 on the year. 

As part of the "Avoid the 20" campaign, the California Highway Patrol is conducting a DUI checkpoint Saturday night in the Hollister area.

Fourth grader Lillee Nolan at El Roble Elementary School didn’t mind getting paint on her hands Friday as she joined the rest of her schoolmates in a school-wide anti-bullying campaign event.

Organizers have announced the lineup for the Taste of Morgan Hill’s first ever “teen stage,” which will feature a variety of local young entertainment acts throughout Saturday morning, afternoon and evening. The youth stage will be located in the parking lot of Sinaloa Cafe, 17535 Monterey Road (at the corner of First Street and Monterey Road). The Taste of Morgan Hill food and art festival will take place in downtown Morgan Hill 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The festival features three stages of live entertainment both days, classic car show, and a variety of food and merchandise vendors. For more information on the Taste of Morgan Hill, go to the Chamber of Commerce website at www.morganhill.org. Saturday’s lineup for the youth stage is as follows:-10 a.m. - Darren of Music Tree-10:45 a.m. - The Impatients-11:30 a.m. - Sobrato High Swing Band-12:15 p.m. - Morgan Hill United Academy of Martial Arts-1 p.m. - Vivian Castillo-1:45 p.m. - Ross Burdick-2:30 p.m. - The Honorable Mayor Steve Tate, and Local Dance Company-3:15 p.m. - Vi Tran- 4 p.m. - Austin Corini, former X-Factor semi-finalist-5 p.m. - Proxima Parada

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Pax (right) was born June 4, 2013 and joined our family on Aug. 22, 2013. He flew to California from Arkansas. He is a beautiful silver Lab. He has learned to sit, stay and lie down. He is a very smart puppy. He enjoys playing with his toys and swimming in his new pool.