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FIELD HOCKEY

Cathy Canales, of Gilroy, keeps 19 dead fish in her freezer, hoping authorities will investigate her reports of a series of bizarre break-ins during which her pets - cats, guinea pigs, hamsters and this month, fish - have allegedly been mutilated, maimed and even killed, according to Canales.

The City of Gilroy is offering the public a chance to sound off on what the priorities should be when it comes to revitalizing the downtown area.

VOLLEYBALL

More than 50 California and out-of-state colleges are lined up for the 9th annual South County Cal-SOAP College Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Student Center on the Gilroy High School campus.

Police arrested a man who tried to run from officers when they tried to search his home in relation to a fraudulent check cashing investigation, police said. On Monday, Morgan Hill officers tried to contact Lawrence Briscoe, 33 of Morgan Hill, at a residence on the 16000 block of San Benancio Drive, according to a press release from MHPD. During the search, police watched as Briscoe fled on foot and jumped fences in an effort to get away, authorities said. Officers chased him and found Briscoe hiding in a backyard. Briscoe dislocated his shoulder during the chase, when he jumped over a 10-foot fence, police said. The suspect was medically cleared and booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of possession of narcotics, attempting to cash a fraudulent check and fleeing from police, the press release said. 

One of Gilroy's most historic homes is for sale for the first time. 

A small orchard of 85-year-old Canary Island date palm trees originally planted in 1928 by missionaries no longer grace the skyline of southeast Gilroy.

A four-foot high column of newspapers sits in the San Juan Bautista Historical Society's Luck Museum.