Baseball: Garcia wins GHS home run derby
Rafael “Bubu” Garcia won Gilroy High’s First Pitch home run derby Saturday with a blast over the left-field fence to edge Matt Hemeon in a swing-off after the two batters were tied at one homer apiece in the second round.
A day in the vines
Around 50 people braved the overcast weather to attend the inaugural “Vineyard Day” at Sarah's Vineyard last Thursday according to Sheldon Haynie, president of the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley.
It’s her 100th birthday, and she’ll dance if she wants to
When Marcia Keahey asked her mother what she wanted for her 100th birthday, Frances Cullen Howson gave a remarkable – yet simple – response.
Gilroy’s Jackson earns college water polo honor
Virginia Military Institute women’s water polo star Caitlyn Jackson, who was raised in Gilroy, was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday.
Four decades later, Gilroy veteran honored for valor
Lying on the ground with gunshot wounds to the thigh and chest, Richard Esparza, 19, was stuck between a rock and a hard place as his squad was caught in an L-shaped ambush.
Student of the Week: Breana Orozco
Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. CHS senior Breana Louise Orozco, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.
Disney On Ice presents ‘Dare To Dream’: A beautiful combination of sights and sounds
Disney on Ice does it again, bringing its usual cacophony of color, imagination and creatively that children and adults have come to expect from Disney’s ice skating extravaganzas. All the favorite Disney heroines and heroes are here with a mix of aerial and ice choreography.




















