SWIMMING: Mustangs account for nine league titles
As has been the case over the past two seasons, the Gilroy High swim team entered the Tri-County Athletic League finals at Everett Alvarez High School with just a handful of varsity swimmers. Low numbers, though, haven't hindered the Mustangs in regard to individual accomplishments. That trend remained true Friday in Salinas.
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.
