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Gavilan College men’s basketball coach Derek Jensen likes where his team is headed as the Rams (9-7) begin Coast Conference play on Wednesday against San Jose City College.  Gavilan has had some strong results so far in non-conference action and Jensen feels the team can...

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On paper, this year’s Gavilan College women’s volleyball team could be the best one yet since coach Kevin Kramer took over the program 12 years ago. Considering the Rams are the two-time Coast Conference South Division champions and a perennial NorCal playoff participant, that...

Cecil Murphy IV has learned to be content in his circumstances. The Gavilan College sophomore was raised in Tampa, Fla., under difficult circumstances. Money was hard to come by, and at times the Murphy family didn’t have enough funds to provide light in the...

The Gavilan College women’s volleyball team found itself in an unfamiliar position in last Saturday’s California Community College Athletic Association NorCal Regional playoff match. With a state tournament berth on the line, the Rams found themselves down two sets to one. The Rams were facing...

Late in the second set of last Friday’s match, Kevin Kramer sat quietly on a chair and stared ahead. The Gavilan College women’s volleyball coach was rather comfortable, with the Rams in total control of the match. Gavilan’s three-game sweep of Ohlone of Fremont—game...

Last year, the Gavilan College men’s basketball team won its first conference championship since 1969, including a victory in the California Community College NorCal playoffs. This season, the expectations are even higher. Loaded with a deep and talented roster, the Rams are primed to...

Gavilan College men’s basketball coach Derek Jensen likes a lot of things about this year’s team, but foremost among them is its unselfishness.  “Our guys don’t care about numbers and they’ve all bought in to do whatever it takes to win,” said Jensen, whose team...

For soldiers in Army green, unless they're career military professionals, there's life after the military. There's life after football too. Gavilan College two-way starter Branden Garcia is a seven-year Army veteran, and now that he’s out of the service, he’s working on his post-military dreams:...

Ask any player on the Gavilan College men’s basketball team who they play for and you’re likely to get a surprising answer. From star Ibn Zaid, who said returning veterans are just as valuable as the newcomers; to sophomore Xander Bowers who said that...