High School Sports

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.

SALINAS—Gilroy’s Monica Ruelas continues to solidify her reputation as one the Monterey Bay League’s top female runners. The junior Mustang took home her second straight first place finish at Wednesday’s MBL-Pacific Center Meet No. 2 at Toro Park.

Through 52 minutes of the Gilroy High field hockey team's Mount Hamilton Division showdown with first-place Archbishop Mitty on Wednesday, overtime appeared to be the likely destination.

Christopher had two bad quarters against Brookside Christian, falling 53-40 to take second at the Bulldog Chase Saturday.

Gilroy has no shortage of athletes who have earned accolades and have stats to back it up.

SALINAS—A year ago, Monica Ruelas was melancholic as she left Toro Park, having run a subpar race by her standards.

They’ve played the game for seven seasons and it’s always been important, if for no one else than the two teams playing and for the community they played it in.

SAN JOSE — Christopher linebacker Jacob Moen was a force to be reckoned with all season long.

Andres Jimenez scored on second-half assists from David Valencia and Raymundo Gonzalez, and Gilroy High's boys soccer team rolled to a 3-1 victory over Pajaro Valley on Friday at Watsonville High.

It wasn't quite the comeback of the year for Christopher High, nor was it a monumental collapse for San Benito High. In a wild Pacific Coast League Gabilan Division game last Friday in Gilroy, it was the Haybalers that prevailed 34-28 over the Cougars...