High School Sports

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.

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.

The Christopher High baseball team was inches away from victory Wednesday. Instead, Monte Vista Christian held on for a 3-2 win and, with it, created a logjam at the top of the Monterey Bay League standings.

A combination of timely hitting and clutch pitching contributed to the Gilroy Chaos 12-and-under softball team's tournament championship at the Spring Fling at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Manteca last weekend.

With the regular season finish line fast approaching, the chase for the Monterey Bay League crown in softball is down to a two-horse race. And the two teams are neck and neck as they jockey for the top position.

Anchored by Brian Ransom's complete game, three-hit gem on the mound, the Christopher High baseball team took down Monte Vista Christian 3-1 in a key Monterey Bay League matchup Monday in Watsonville.

After pole vaulting to a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches at last Thursday's dual meet against Salinas, senior Luis Magana had it mind to literally raise the bar. Magana set his sights on 14-feet – and he had two chances to do it during a busy weekend at the track for select members of the Gilroy High track and field team.