Gilroy High School

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Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

GHS Cross Country competed in their first league meet of the season on Sept. 21 at Pinto Lake in Watsonville, taking firsts as teams and individuals.

As a junior, Anna Brolin knows how to leave a mark. The Gilroy swimmer placed twice during Saturday’s Central Coast Section championship meet to help lift the Mustangs to a 19th place finish on the girls side.

Three wrestlers are two wins away from one ultimate prize. After a long, long Day 1, which began with weigh-ins at 7 a.m. and concluded with the final match of the evening after 9 p.m., Gilroy High will have three wrestlers start Day 2 in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Wrestling Championships at Raboback Arena in Bakersfield.

GILROY—Eucario Mendoza used his head to get Gilroy on the board, but it was too little, too late.

Gilroy fought back from a two-touchdown hole to take the lead late in the third quarter 20-14, but Soledad’s running back Emanuel Ortega was too evasive for the Mustang defense as he led the Aztecs to a 27-26 victory.

Connie “C.C.” Contreras scored three goals to lead Gilroy High’s girls soccer team to a 3-1 road win over rival Christopher on Wednesday.

Gilroy High junior Ruben Le and his family made the cross country move a couple of years ago from Boston to what locals refer to as the garlic capital of the world.  However, it didn’t take long for him to make a name for himself...