High School Sports

Gilroy High’s softball team won a rivalry game against visiting Christopher on Thursday, 3-2 in nine innings.

After being beat 20-8 last month by Harbor, the Cougars returned the favor.

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

Senior Bubu Garcia was voted the Gilroy High baseball team’s lone Tri-County Athletic League first-team representative - the third straight such distinction for the shortstop. In addition to Garcia, five other Mustangs received year-end accolades.

Twenty-four hours after scoring its sixth consecutive Tri-County Athletic League title, the Gilroy High girls soccer team was handed the No. 8-seed into the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. Meanwhile, Christopher High, which finished runner-up in the Monterey Bay League, drew the No. 12-seed in Div. II.

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.

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA — With a double-digit lead at halftime, Gilroy coach Mitchell Pierce decided to call off the dogs. The thing was, however, that his bench was just as fercious as his starters.

Christopher High’s football team lost about half of its starters from last season’s group that won a share of the league title and went on a postseason run.   The good news is that head coach Darren Yafai has the other half returning but in order...

Mark Kinoshita pitched a five-inning two-hitter to lift Gilroy High’s baseball team to a 12-0 home win over Pajaro Valley on Friday.