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The South Valley Middle School pool is set to sink without a trace beneath a tidal wave of concrete this summer, following a year of back-and-forth banter between the City and the Gilroy Unified School District over whether and how to keep the facility open.

Gavilan College softball coach Nikki Dequin tells a detailed story of how she set out a year ago to change Elaina Vasquez’s swing.

Nathan Bonsell threw six scoreless innings and Sean Corral went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead Christopher High’s baseball team to a 6-0 road win over North Salinas on Thursday.

Gavilan College’s baseball team committed four errors on its way to a 9-6 home loss to Monterey on Thursday.

Multiple engines from Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Jose fire companies responded at around 4:55 p.m. to a house fire at 7224 Church St.

Morgan Hill police interrupted a residential burglary and arrested three suspects last week after an observant resident reported suspicious behavior in the neighborhood, police said. 

A Community Forum and Peace March organized to address the issue of gang-related violence amid simmering tension over the recent homicide of Jesse Silos, 30, will be held in Gilroy on Friday and Saturday.

Santa Clara County is accepting applications for up to $252,000 in grant funds available through the 2013 Historical Heritage Grant Program, according to County staff.