Gilroy High School

After a pair of postponements, softball fans were finally treated to the crosstown showdown between Gilroy High and Christopher. Naturally, the wait, was well worth it.

As has been the case over the past two seasons, the Gilroy High swim team entered the Tri-County Athletic League finals at Everett Alvarez High School with just a handful of varsity swimmers. Low numbers, though, haven't hindered the Mustangs in regard to individual accomplishments. That trend remained true Friday in Salinas.

Though the Gilroy High boys volleyball team fell short in its Tri-County Athletic League title defense, a 20-win season was rewarded Saturday.

Gilroy High senior track and field athletes went out as winners in their final Tri-County Athletic meet, as both the boys (89-49) and girls (71-61) Boys defeated North Salinas on Wednesday in Gilroy.

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.

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