Gilroy High School

GILROY—“We’re on a mission this year,” Gilroy coach Brian Boyd said while looking out at the field full of players practicing during spring football session. “We’ve headed in the right direction, we’re going up and that’s the plan. We just want to get to the playoffs. We don’t care what our record is, we just want to get to the playoffs.”

GILROY—With all the talent coming out of Gilroy High this year, it was difficult for its athletic department to chose just one male and one female Senior Athlete of the Year—so the Mustangs chose two.

Lauren Castro, Alexis Conlon and Brook Loesch’s names are seen repeatedly as stat leaders for their respective teams. On May 31, the trio made it onto another list—the Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division First Team.

Justin Hale, Sam Aptekar, Jimmy Lemberger and Makaio Duyao were the go-to guys for their respective teams all season and Wednesday their value was recognized with All-League honors.

SAN JOSE—Christopher set four new school records at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championship semifinals—and Vanessa Koontz was a part of each one.

Emmanuel Salcedo was instramental for the Christopher boys volleyball team this season, leading it to back-to-back playoff berths. The senior outside hitter, who coach Karrie Gonzalez called her “MVP” after the team's last game, was recognized with three Monterey Bay All-League honors Tuesday.

GILROY—Get as many individuals to qualify for the Central Coast Section Tournament—that was Christopher’s goal heading into the Monterey Bay League Master’s Meet. With eight individuals and two relay teams qualifying for 15 events, the Cougars consider that a goal achieved.

Christopher's bats were hot against Milpitas, but it just couldn't turn basehits into runs.

Seedings times and locations for the Central Coast Section's baseball and softball playoffs are out and three local teams are three.