Gilroy High School

Rafael “Bubu” Garcia won Gilroy High’s First Pitch home run derby Saturday with a blast over the left-field fence to edge Matt Hemeon in a swing-off after the two batters were tied at one homer apiece in the second round.

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GIRLS GOLF Christopher opens season with a win The Christopher girls golf team won its first match of the season 240-255 over Monte Vista Thursday at Gavilan Golf Course (par 31).  Natalie Gutierrez led the Cougars with a 38 while teammate Nina Velez shot a 42. The medalist of the match was Jessica Fore from Monte Vista who scored a 29.Christopher will play at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at San Benito.  Gilroy's Harrison has good outing as lone Mustang golfer The Gilroy girls golf team kicked off its season Thursday, but only one golfer represented the squad. LaTherian Harrison was the face of Gilroy High, taking on four Notre Dame of Salinas opponents. She shot a 58 on the day to finish in third out the five golfers. Harrison had two bogeys in the match on Hole 5 and 9. Gilroy will play at 3 p.m. Tuesday against Everett Alvarez at Salinas Country Club.  GIRLS WATER POLO Mustangs fall to Monterey Senior Katie Clark had three goals in Gilroy's game against Monterey, but it just wasn't enough. The Mustangs (1-2) lost 15-7 Thursday on the road. Clark led the team in goals, followed by senior Jaci Boyd who had two andAbby Kienle and Kailee Chang who each had one a piece. Gilroy will be back in action at 5 p.m. Monday when it hosts Harbor.  VOLLEYBALL CHS falls to Aptos The Christopher girls volleyball team fell 3-0 to Aptos at home Thursday. The Cougars lost 13-25, 16-25, 8-25. Olivia Tabron and Katelyn Viray both had five kills in the game for CHS. Cheyanne Dela Merced had 14 assists and six digs. Marielle Gomez led the Cougars with 14 digs, while Christa Arroyo had 11. Christopher will be back on the court at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Madonna School. FIELD HOCKEY GHS tops North Salinas The Gilroy field hockey team picked up it's first win of the season Thursday. The Mustangs topped North Salinas 4-2 on the road to improve its record to 2-0-1 on the season.  Gilroy will play at Del Mar at 3:30 p.m. Monday.  

GILROY—Gilroy’s Tim Van Horn had two goals for his senior year: break the high jump record and earn a scholarship. On April 15, he checked off both.

For Haley Romero and Nolan Dozier, it was all about redemption. Romero, a Christopher senior, and Dozier a senior from Sobrato, had their fair share of heartbreak over the years in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships.

GILROY—It’s been a busy summer for the Cougar and Mustangs volleyball teams. They’ve logged countless practice hours to prep for the upcoming season, and on Sept. 1 they’ll show each other what they’ve learned.

Robert Driscal went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and scored two runs to lead Christopher High’s baseball team to a 10-7 home win over Monterey on Tuesday.

Saturday was the big debut for Gilroy High’s cross country teams at Toro Park to compete in the Chieftain-Spirit Classic.

Amber Gamboa's first inning two-run home run set an early - and loud - offensive tone for the Gilroy High softball team, which collected 13 hits in an 11-0 win in five innings over visiting non-league opponent Monta Vista (Cupertino) on Wednesday.

Pairing and seeding for the Central Coast Section field hockey playoffs have been announced.