VOLLEYBALL: San Benito knocks off Gilroy, sits alone in first
Thursday’s volleyball match between Gilroy High and San Benito High was a must win for the Balers for two reasons: A win would give them full control of the Tri-County Athletic League’s Valley Division and they would get some revenge from an early-season loss to the Mustangs.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Gavilan baseball drops fifth one-run game of season
A hit by pitch to lead off the bottom of the eighth led the game-winning run as Skyline College handed Gavilan a 5-4 road loss in Coast Conference action Thursday.
SOFTBALL: GHS falls to Presentation, splits games this week
Just a pair of games on the docket this week sat in front of the Gilroy High softball team. After the dust of what proved to be a whirlwind week of sorts settled, the Mustangs evened their Tri-County Athletic League mark at 2-2 with an 11-0 nod over Everett Alvarez in five innings on Tuesday. However, the turn to the weekend didn’t go as smoothly as GHS dropped a 4-3 decision to nonleague opponent and West Catholic Athletic League representative Presentation on Thursday.
PREP: Division alignment set for winter sports teams
Gilroy and Christopher high winter sports teams - basketball, soccer and wrestling - will have to contend with a few new counterparts come the 2012-13 season as the prep athletics alignment process took another step forward with the finalization of division placement into the reconfigured Monterey Bay League super conference.
VOLLEYBALL: GHS out of sync in loss to Monterey
The Gilroy High boys volleyball team knew it had to contend with Monterey High kill leader, Stephen Dorsey. That challenge isn't new to the Mustangs or any opponent, really. Dorsey, a state meet medalist in the high jump last season, will get his points. He registered an unassuming 17 kills in an otherwise even matchup between the Tri-County Athletic League's last two league champions Tuesday night.
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: CHS, GHS softball teams pick up league wins
The Christopher High softball team took another step forward in distancing itself from the rest of the Monterey Bay League on Tuesday, swinging past Seaside 13-3 to improve to 5-0 in league action.
TRACK: Avis Kelley Invitational postponed
Windy and rainy weather forced meet organizers to postpone the 42nd annual Avis Kelley Track and Field Invitational on Saturday morning.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: CHS girls track upends defending league champs
If there was an ideal time for the Christopher High girls track and field team to defeat North Monterey County, head coach Jeff Myers said he felt Thursday in Gilroy was it.
SOFTBALL: Balers have final say over Mustangs
Through four innings, the rivalry game between San Benito and Gilroy on Thursday was scoreless, but hardly lacked in offensive chances.
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: GHS volleyball survives in five against PV
The Gilroy High boys volleyball team responded to its first Tri-County Athletic League loss with a five-set win (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 15-6) triumph over Pajaro Valley on Tuesday in Gilroy.
