High School Sports

For the first time since they were eighth-graders at South Valley Middle School, Gilroy’s Owen Gallegos and Christopher’s Tobenna Ezeokeke will be playing on the same team.  That was made possible after both—along with Christopher’s Rickey Becker—were selected to play in the 13th annual North/South...

GILROY — The 2012 season didn’t end the way either Cougars soccer team wanted it to.

SALINAS—Things didn't go as planned for Gilroy or Christopher Friday as both teams left Salinas with a loss. The Mustangs fell 21-7 to Alisal, while the Cowboys sent the Cougars home with a 41-7 loss.

Despite not having a swimming background, Erika Cates tried out for the water polo team in her freshman year. When Cates made that decision, she didn’t think it would lead her to playing for a college years later. But that’s exactly what the Gilroy...

Four Gilroy High wrestlers earned individual titles, one took the state’s No. 1-ranked 132-pounder to the brink of upset in the evening’s marquee finale, and the Mustangs won their first team championship since 2008 on another memorable Mid Cals night under the spotlight Saturday.

Seedings for the 2014 Central Coast Section football playoffs were announced Sunday and the new Monterey Bay League Pacific Division champion Christopher Cougars earned a first round home game. 

VIRGINA BEACH, VA. — March was quite a month for Gilroy’s Paul Fox.

GILROY—Katelyn Viray knocked down 15 kills, lifting the Cougars to a 3-0 win over Monterey Thursday on the road. Viray also had 16 digs and an ace.

The Gilroy and San Benito girls soccer teams entered Wednesday’s Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division opener with renewed optimism—and for good reason.