Gilroy High School

GILROY—After being handed a 42-6 loss by Half Moon Bay in its home opener, Gilroy is receiving some tough love from the coaching staff this week.

GILROY — Brandon Boyd is the type of athlete that coaches dream of having. He’s hardworking, talented, modest and intelligent. He’s the kind of player who a team will rally around, but doesn’t think the team revolves around him. Week after week, he made him team, friends and family proud — especially his dad Brian Boyd, who got the rare opportunity to stand on the sidelines and soak it all in.

Heading down the homestretch of the season, Gilroy is on fire. With their best season in 13 years, the Mustangs are in first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division with an 11-2 record. Willow Glen, at 9-2, is in a...

APTOS—Gilroy saw its stellar season come to an unfortunate end as the Mustangs bowed out of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs with a 14-5 loss to Sobrato. Gilroy finishes the season 18-5 overall after sweeping the Pacific Division. Coach Doug Pickford said it wasn’t...

Gilroy wasted little time against Gunderson to secure a spot in the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals.

A battle with pneumonia sidelined Dillon Day from the Bob Hagen Memorial Invitational boys basketball tournament last week at Gilroy High, but there might have been nothing to keep the Christopher High star from taking the court Monday night.

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BAKERSFIELD — Nikko Villarreal and Paul Fox made a pact — they were both going to finish their high school careers as champions.

GILROY — North Monterey County didn’t beat Gilroy. Gilroy beat itself.

Nic Aguilar jumped into his father’s arms in a jubilant celebration, a long embrace that was overflowing with emotion. “I love you,” Damien Aguilar said to Nic after watching his son win the 120-pound championship match in the CIF State Wresting Championships last Saturday at...