ROUNDUP: GHS track closes league regular season with wins
Gilroy High senior track and field athletes went out as winners in their final Tri-County Athletic meet, as both the boys (89-49) and girls (71-61) Boys defeated North Salinas on Wednesday in Gilroy.
FOOTBALL: Slater signs with Menlo College
Nic Slater had options, Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, California Lutheran and Montana State, to name a few. But, for one reason or another, the Christopher High senior wasn’t quite convinced any of those destinations had that “it” factor. After all, it’s a choice that will impact the next four years of his life.
FOOTBALL: Gilroy High hires new head coach
Gilroy High has hired Brian Boyd as head football coach, athletic director Julie Berggren announced Thursday.
SOFTBALL: Balers baffle Mustangs, 2-0
How do you solve a problem like San Benito? The Gilroy High softball team has been baffled in finding an answer to that conundrum since March 21, 2006. And the Mustangs' quest will continue as the Balers again squeaked past GHS 2-0 on Tuesday in Gilroy.
TRACK: Low turnout but high effort at 42nd Avis Kelley
On March 31, Gilroy High sprinter Jourdan Soares won his 100-meter dash preliminary heat and was slotted into the finals as the No. 1-qualifier out of 39 participants in the field. Later that saturated Saturday morning, heavy rains and blustery winds interrupted the 42nd annual Avis Kelley Invitational – GHS's home meet that routinely attracts dozens of teams. And for the first time in its illustrious history, the meet had to be postponed.
WRESTLING: Fleet Fox
Four years ago, Willie Fox stumbled across a story while browsing the Yahoo! News home page. The article's contents - a vivid depiction of an ocean rescue executed by the United States Navy SEALs. Fox's eyes lit up, his insides churned and his mind wandered. That's when he knew.
