BASEBALL: Balers blank Mustangs, 4-0
Two days after Gilroy High and San Benito combined for 17 runs, just four were needed to decide Thursday's Tri-County Athletic League tilt – and all four belonged to the Balers.
BASEBALL: Balers send Mustangs to 11-6 loss in TCAL opener
As with every season, winning the first game in league play is a top priority. For the San Benito and Gilroy high baseball teams, a league-opening win meant even more, as the Balers try to earn a seventh-straight Tri-County Athletic League title and the Mustangs try knock their rival off that perch.
VOLLEYBALL: GHS, CHS sweep league opponents Tuesday
The Gilroy High boys volleyball team improved to 2-0 in the Tri-County Athletic League Valley Division with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-18) triumph over host Palma on Tuesday night.
SOFTBALL: Mustangs open season with 1-0 win
Lauren Castro struck out five, walked three and surrendered just one hit in anchoring the Gilroy High softball team's 1-0 victory over Capuchino in nonleague action Tuesday in Gilroy. Not too shabby for her high school debut.
SOCCER: Diaz De Leon earns league’s co-MVP, co-Player of the Year
The simplest way to put it: Gilroy High soccer player Jonathan Diaz De Leon is a game changer. Put him at forward and he was one of the deadliest strikers in the Tri-County Athletic League.
GOLF: Cougars place third at first league meet
Christopher High’s Peter Hilkene tied for third with a 42 at the season opening Tri-County Athletic League Avalley Division golf meet at Salinas Golf and Country Club on Monday.
BASKETBALL: Walker named to TCAL first team
Charles Walker garnered Tri-County Athletic League recognition in two categories, including a bid to the first-team all-league list after his senior season with the Gilroy High basketball team.
PREP ROUNDUP: Baseball, track and field and volleyball
Jaylan Gallardo pitched 6.2 innings, Justin Nelson had three RBIs and the Gilroy High baseball team defeated Hayward 4-2 in nonleague action Saturday in Gilroy.
WRESTLING: Willie Fox, Villarreal win state titles
Gilroy High wrestling coach Greg Varela tells a story dating back six or seven years. In it, Varela, who is in his third year at the helm and 10th overall with the program, poignantly describes a handful of young wrestlers training together in a garage as he guides the way with the help of a couple other coaches.