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July 1, 2025

FOOTBALL: GHS, CHS look toward fall with spring practices

First-year Gilroy High football head coach Brian Boyd saw last Monday’s opening of spring practices as the ideal time to raise the stakes for the roughly 40 athletes who gathered around him.

Vote for boy and girl Senior Athletes of the Year

Voting is now closed. Thank you to all who participated. More than 5,000 votes were cast. Results will be revealed in Friday's edition of the Gilroy Dispatch.

VOLLEYBALL: Year-end awards rain down on local athletes

If the Tri-County Athletic League gave out an annual Most-Enthusiastic award, a likely frontrunner for that distinction this year could have been Gilroy High volleyball player Connor Escobar.

BRIEF: Spots still open for Friday’s annual Cougar 10-hole Classic

Two foursome spots are still available for Christopher High School’s third annual Cougar 10-hole Classic at Gilroy Golf Course on May 25. Cost per person is $75, and there are also a few solo spots still open. Money goes toward costs to cover referees and umpires. Register your team and find out more by contacting athletic director Darren Yafai at [email protected] or 843-4132.

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: GHS playoff softball and CCS track and field trials

Gilroy High scored nine runs in its Central Coast Section Division II first round game Wednesday. With the way freshman Lauren Castro pitched in the Mustangs' quarterfinals matchup with Los Altos on Saturday night, one would've been plenty.

CCS BASEBALL: Chargers come from behind to shock Cougars

Eighth-seeded Leland High scored seven unanswered runs to stun No. 9 Christopher High 7-3 in a Central Coast Section Division II first round baseball matchup Thursday in San Jose.

TRACK: Locals set for section semifinals Saturday

Gilroy High track and field coach Cathy Silva said senior sprinter Jourdan Soares hasn't peaked yet this season. That thought is indeed promising for Soares, one of the Mustangs most successful track athletes in recent years. It is also scary for anyone lined up to his right or left.

SOFTBALL: Gilroy overpowers Sobrato 9-4 in CCS first round

Don’t let the seeds fool you. Gilroy reached the Central Coast Section Division II softball playoffs by the skin of its garlic, winning four of its final six games in Tri-County Athletic League play.

SOFTBALL: No. 11 Pioneer ousts No. 6 Christopher in first round of CCS playoffs

The expression on pitcher Aly Olvera's face said it all. A quick glance back and up at the scoreboard above the center field fence validated the truth that her prep career was nearing the end much sooner than she and the rest of the Christopher High softball team had envisioned when waking up that morning.

UPDATED WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Track league finals, CCS swimming and CHS baseball

Everyone associated with the Christopher High girls varsity track and field team knew the challenge of warding off a deep, experienced North Monterey County squad at the Monterey Bay League Finals would be daunting but doable at the same time.

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