Gilroy High School

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

Gilroy High wrestling coach Greg Varela said this past weekend's 35th annual Doc Buchanan Invitational - a tournament that hosts the who's, who of California's top-ranked wrestlers - served as a mid-term-like indicator as the season makes a turn for crunch time. The Mustangs are sitting above the curve.

Gilroy came up just shy in the battle of the Mustangs girls tennis contest Thursday against Monte Vista Christian at home. The hometown squad lost 4-3.

Gilroy High piled up 619 yards, held Pajaro Valley scoreless in the second half and cruised to a 48-19 victory Friday night in Gilroy.

A pair of underclassmen standouts lifted the Gilroy High girls varsity soccer team to a 1-0 halftime lead against visiting Scotts Valley on Thursday night. However, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Falcons deposited three second-half goals to down the Mustangs 3-1 in a nonleague tilt.

If you needed any indication what the Severance Bowl meant to Gilroy, you had to look no further than Spencer Soares.

Christopher beat Gilroy 37-14 in the 6th annual Severance Bowl Oct. 16 at Christopher High School. 

GILROY—Tuesday was all about Natalie Garcia.

Gilroy had touchdowns from six different players as the Mustangs scored a resounding 44-8 victory over Harbor to improve to 4-0 as they now gear up for Pacific Division play.

The disappointment of an underwhelming regular-season has turned into an assurance of hope for the Gilroy High baseball team in the Central Coast Section...