Gilroy High School

Three local teams will represent the South Valley in the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs starting Wednesday. San Benito, the No. 3 seed in the Division I bracket, will attempt to reach the title game for the third consecutive year.

GILROY—The Christopher girls tennis pulled out a 4-3 win over Everett Alvarez Tuesday at home but the Eagles didn’t make it easy. Three of the day’s matches needed a tiebreaker to decide a winner and ended with the Cougars on top each time.

With Thursday’s match between Gilroy and Christopher tied at 3-all, it was up to the No. 3 doubles team to decide a winner.

Taylor Slattery scored three goals to lead Gilroy High’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 win over Pajaro Valley at Watsonville High on Friday night.

Gilroy’s Monica Ruelas finished second in the Monterey Bay League Pacific Center Meet No. 3 at Pinto Lake, but not by much. The junior Mustang finished just 10 seconds behind the first place finisher, Leslie Oseguera of Monterey, to complete the course in 20:48.91

GILROY—Jamie Boutee, Alexi Slattery and Agust Gomez were a crucial part of their teams all season long and on Wednesday, they were recognized for their talents.

Gilroy High water polo coach Doug Pickford has visions of building a program where both teams are consistent and competitive. The Mustangs are seemingly well on their way there. The girls team is coming off an undefeated league season, while the boys team returns...

GILROY—The familiar sounds of pads crunching and helmets clashing echoed throughout the Garcia-Elder Sports Complex on Friday evening. That sound could only mean one thing: Mustang football is back.

Despite her swimming accomplishments, Gilroy High junior Zoey Zeller loves being just one of the girls. After the scheduling didn’t work out for her to compete for the Mustangs in 2021, Zeller is back this season and thoroughly enjoying the experience. “It’s been really great...