Spring season set for Monterey Bay equity league
The 2012 high school sports season will be a little different for schools in Gilroy and Hollister. After more than two years of discussion, the 2012 season will be the first in an equity league between the former members of the Tri-County Athletic League and the Monterey Bay League.
Your 2012 Senior Athletes of the Year are…
Dear Reader, So, I thought, ‘Hey, why don’t I set up an online vote for Senior Athletes of the Year?’ It isn’t unheard of. However, I did not contemplate the energetic response the endeavor received.
BASEBALL: Christopher High’s Wilson, Pickens and Cid voted MBL first team
Connected in the batting lineup and on the field in their positions, lead-off hitter and third baseman Brennan Wilson, second baseman and two-hole hitter Brandon Pickens and shortstop and third-place hitter Bryant Cid are now tied together as a trio of Monterey Bay League first team selections for the Christopher High varsity baseball team.
LACROSSE: Mank, Babb earn all-league honors
Senior Patrick Mank received the distinguished recognition from the Mission Trail Athletic League, voted first team all-league for the 2012 lacrosse season, CHS head coach Tim Pirozzoli announced Monday.
SOFTBALL: Four first-team selections lead class of nine Cougar honorees
Over the years, Christopher High softball seniors Aly Olvera and Mariah Martinez have played a lot of catch together. Without including Little League and travel ball, the duo has logged countless hours of pitch and catch as the starting battery for the Cougars.
CCS TRACK: Soares, Sandoval clinch state meet berths
Ever since missing a spot on the podium at last year’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships, Gilroy High senior Sarina Sandoval – the program’s record holder in the shot put – has had the number 40 flashing through her head.
FOOTBALL: GHS, CHS look toward fall with spring practices
First-year Gilroy High football head coach Brian Boyd saw last Monday’s opening of spring practices as the ideal time to raise the stakes for the roughly 40 athletes who gathered around him.
Vote for boy and girl Senior Athletes of the Year
Voting is now closed. Thank you to all who participated. More than 5,000 votes were cast. Results will be revealed in Friday's edition of the Gilroy Dispatch.
VOLLEYBALL: Year-end awards rain down on local athletes
If the Tri-County Athletic League gave out an annual Most-Enthusiastic award, a likely frontrunner for that distinction this year could have been Gilroy High volleyball player Connor Escobar.
BRIEF: Spots still open for Friday’s annual Cougar 10-hole Classic
Two foursome spots are still available for Christopher High School’s third annual Cougar 10-hole Classic at Gilroy Golf Course on May 25. Cost per person is $75, and there are also a few solo spots still open. Money goes toward costs to cover referees and umpires. Register your team and find out more by contacting athletic director Darren Yafai at darren.yafai@gusd.k12.ca.us or 843-4132.
