Gilroy High School

BAKERSFIELD – Paul Fox and Nikko Villarreal have led Gilroy High’s wrestling team all season.

Gilroy High’s wrestling team and Oakwood’s girls basketball team have been honored with Central Coast Section Winter Season Scholastic Championship Team Awards, the CCS announced.

Winning pitcher Lauren Castro pitched five scoreless innings, and Kaylana Mah and Anna Gamboa had two hits each to help Gilroy High’s softball team open the season with a 4-0 home win over Santa Teresa on Wednesday.

Brendan Spillane scored in the first half to lead Sacred Heart Prep’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 win over Gilroy High in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs Wednesday night at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.

For nearly six innings, San Benito was far from the team that’s expected to challenge for a Central Coast Section title Monday against Gilroy. In the only game this year against rival Mustangs, the Balers couldn’t find a way inside the strike zone – walking eight batters – and couldn’t take advantage of their offensive opportunities.

Nikko Villarreal had just won the match of the day, claiming a triple-overtime showdown between two national-caliber wrestlers in the 138-pound final of the Central Coast Section meet.

Gilroy High’s Cinderella run through the Central Coast Section Division III boys soccer playoffs continued Saturday, as the Mustangs eliminated No. 1 seed Half Moon Bay, 7-6 on penalty kicks after the match had been tied 3-3 at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.

Gilroy High’s girls soccer team saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion Saturday, falling 4-3 on penalty kicks to Burlingame after the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal had been a scoreless tie at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.

David Valencia, Andres Jimenez and Miguel Gutierrez scored one goal each to lead Gilroy High’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 win at Saratoga in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs Tuesday night.