Gilroy High School

The Gilroy High girls water polo team went about obtaining its first victory of the season in dramatic fashion against Alavrez on Wednesday.

Christopher High field hockey ventured into its Mission Trail Athletic League opener against host Santa Catalina on Tuesday and survived with a 1-0 victory.

The Christopher High girls varsity water polo team defeated Scotts Valley 10-5 in a Monterey Bay League Pacific Division road contest Monday night.

The Gilroy High field hockey team improved to 3-0 in the early going of the season, stopping visiting St. Ignatius 7-0 on Monday afternoon.

The Gilroy High girls varsity volleyball team took the court for the first time this weekend and went 3-3 at the two-day Bruin Classic.

For what it’s worth, it was just the first game. And that, really, sums up what happened and didn’t happen for the Gilroy High football team in its 35-21 loss to Live Oak last week.

Three different players registered at least three goals as the Gilroy High field hockey team routed visiting North Salinas 15-0 in an early season nonleague engagement Tuesday.

Early in the first quarter of Friday night's season opener between Live Oak and Gilroy, Acorns quarterback Taylor Turnipseed and wide receiver Dominic Maciel had a 24-yard touchdown connection nullified by penalty. It stung. The drive stalled. Little did they know at the time that they'd have a few more flag-free opportunities. Three, to be exact.

Visiting Harbor upended Gilroy High’s girls varsity water polo team 9-4 in the team’s Monterey Bay League Pacific Division opener Thursday in Gilroy.

For the fourth consecutive year, Live Oak and Gilroy, two schools separated by a short 12 miles, will go head to head and pop the cork on the prep football season.