Gilroy High School

Gilroy High has hired Brian Boyd as head football coach, athletic director Julie Berggren announced Thursday.

Christopher High softball defeated Pajaro Valley 11-0 in five innings Tuesday in Gilroy. Angelica Carrillo and Kayla Medrano each had two hits and three RBIs, Olivia Barajas drove in two runs, Arianna Vasquez produced a pair of hits and five other Cougars had a hit in the win.

How do you solve a problem like San Benito? The Gilroy High softball team has been baffled in finding an answer to that conundrum since March 21, 2006. And the Mustangs' quest will continue as the Balers again squeaked past GHS 2-0 on Tuesday in Gilroy.

On March 31, Gilroy High sprinter Jourdan Soares won his 100-meter dash preliminary heat and was slotted into the finals as the No. 1-qualifier out of 39 participants in the field. Later that saturated Saturday morning, heavy rains and blustery winds interrupted the 42nd annual Avis Kelley Invitational – GHS's home meet that routinely attracts dozens of teams. And for the first time in its illustrious history, the meet had to be postponed.

The Christopher High girls varsity track and field team completed a 6-0 Monterey Bay regular season record after victories over Seaside (94-32) and Monte Vista Christian (103-19) on Thursday at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.

Four years ago, Willie Fox stumbled across a story while browsing the Yahoo! News home page. The article's contents - a vivid depiction of an ocean rescue executed by the United States Navy SEALs. Fox's eyes lit up, his insides churned and his mind wandered. That's when he knew.

The Christopher High baseball team was inches away from victory Wednesday. Instead, Monte Vista Christian held on for a 3-2 win and, with it, created a logjam at the top of the Monterey Bay League standings.

A combination of timely hitting and clutch pitching contributed to the Gilroy Chaos 12-and-under softball team's tournament championship at the Spring Fling at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Manteca last weekend.

For the third time this season victory over Salinas eluded the Gilroy High baseball team by the slimmest of margins in a 5-4 loss Tuesday at GHS.

Anchored by Brian Ransom's complete game, three-hit gem on the mound, the Christopher High baseball team took down Monte Vista Christian 3-1 in a key Monterey Bay League matchup Monday in Watsonville.