Riffraff in the parks
Chronic drug sales and public drinking have turned Miller Park into a hub of shadiness – and not the kind provided by trees.
Wrestling: Christopher’s Lopez repeats as CCS champ
Christopher High junior wrestler Jimmie Lopez claimed his second straight Central Coast Section title Saturday, winning the 106-pound final with a third-period pin over Silver Creek junior Alvin Nguyen at Independence High in San Jose.
Soccer: GHS boys topple No. 1 seed, continue magical run
Gilroy High’s Cinderella run through the Central Coast Section Division III boys soccer playoffs continued Saturday, as the Mustangs eliminated No. 1 seed Half Moon Bay, 7-6 on penalty kicks after the match had been tied 3-3 at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.
Hoops: Historic season for CHS girls ends in quarterfinals
Hanna Tabron scored 12 points, but Christopher High’s girls basketball team saw its season end with a 38-26 home loss to Notre Dame of San Jose in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs Saturday.
Officers bust indoor growing operation worth $600,000
A drug raid in the 1100 block of Apache Court in Gilroy on Thursday netted 70 pounds of processed marijuana and 468 marijuana plants with a combined street value of approximately $608,000, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team.
Two parking birds with one stone?
More than $5.5 million in bond money set aside to fund a new downtown parking structure has languished in a bank account for almost a year after the Gilroy Public Library opened on Sixth Street.
Hoops: CHS boys lose CCS heartbreaker at Monterey, 54-53
Christopher High’s boys basketball team saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion Thursday night, suffering a 54-53 loss at Monterey in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.
