Prep Roundup: March 30
The podium for the high jump at Gilroy’s Avis Kelley Invite was loaded with local athletes.
WATER POLO: GHS boys, girls score wins over Alvarez
The Gilroy High girls water polo team went about obtaining its first victory of the season in dramatic fashion against Alavrez on Wednesday.
Prep Football: Defense sets the stage for Mustangs’ second win
GILROY—Gilroy capitalized on a pair of first half turnovers and cruised to a 27-0 win over visiting Alisal Friday night.
Shades of old rivalry emerge in Gilroy vs Live Oak
An old rivalry was renewed with all the bells and whistles Friday night.
GYMNASTICS: CHS qualifies to CCS as team; two GHS individuals into sectionals
Coach Nicky Anagnoston predicted that she needed to get the most out of the five members of Christopher High’s gymnastics team if it were to meet the point total necessary to qualify for the Central Coast Section finals next week.
Still undefeated, Gilroy High field hockey team on a historic run
At any level, from youth to the pros, sports teams tend to place pressure on themselves if they get deep into a season with an undefeated record.
They start allowing outside chatter or their own inner voices to creep in and thus place more undue...
Prep Football: Gilroy, Christopher getting ready for season
GILROY—The sound of helmets clashing and plays being called echoed through the stadiums and Gilroy and Christopher high schools this week. And that means it’s time for football.
Gilroy High wrestling juggernaut aims for coveted state title
When it was time to move the rolled-up wrestling mats, Cody Merrill decided he could do a solo job.
So he hoisted one up—picture someone in the Scottish Highland Games doing the caber toss—and carried it a few yards before the mat was eventually stored...
BOYS SOCCER: Mustangs, Balers settle for 1-1 draw
Rivalries usually consist of teams trading wins game in and game out. But in boys soccer, the Gilroy and San Benito rivalry has been mostly one sided – tilting toward the Mustangs.
Boys Water Polo: Higgenbotham’s 10 goals lead Cougars to 20-8 rout of Gilroy
Christopher’s Matt Higgenbotham seemed to have the ball perpetually attached to his hand in Tuesday’s match at Gilroy.





















