Former CHS standout heads north for a unique opportunity
Nathan Bonsell is living the dream of every young baseball player: To stay up late playing ball and no one—not parents, not school and not work—telling him he can’t.
Cougars LB Moen leads local football honorees
Stopping the run is a high priority for any defense in the Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division, which is why Christopher football coach Timothy Pierleoni is glad to have Jake Moen on his side.
Gilroy Area Gets Biggest Women’s Golf Tournament
As she looked out at the 6,762 yards of CordeValle’s San Martin golf course, Cristie Kerr, the 11th ranked women’s pro in the world, said it was “tough, but fair.”
Youth Softball: 12UB Spirit gets berth to Western Nationals
SUNNYVALE—The Spirit of Morgan Hill 12UB softball team, which includes players from Gilroy, tied for fifth place at the Nor Cal ASA Championships June 26-28. The Spirit’s fifth place finish secured their spot in the ASA Girls’ 12B Western National Tournament July 27 to Aug. 2 in Medford, Ore.
JUCO Volleyball: Hartman inks with William Penn
GILROY—As Savanna Hartman approached the end of her sophomore year at Gavilan, she considered ending her volleyball career.
Fleming gets the job done on both lines
When Joe Fleming was in the eighth grade and preparing to play for the Gilroy Browns Pop Warner football team, he needed to drop 35 pounds in a two-month period to make the weight limit to play. Somehow, he got it done. With the...
Prep Baseball: Hale, Aptekar, Lemberger, Duyao earn MBL First Team honors
Justin Hale, Sam Aptekar, Jimmy Lemberger and Makaio Duyao were the go-to guys for their respective teams all season and Wednesday their value was recognized with All-League honors.
JUCO Soccer: Gavilan charges into second year under Espinosa
GILROY—When Ricardo Espinosa took over Gavilan’s soccer team last season, he said the odds were already against him. With the recruiting season over prior to his arrival, he had little time to piece together a team and the result was a 2-15-3 record.
