SOCCER: GHS girls defeat Vikings, 5-0; face Salinas for first Friday
Monique Barragan and Cynthia Sanchez each scored two goals and the Gilroy High girls soccer team passed up North Salinas 5-0 on the road Wednesday.
BASKETBALL: CHS girls play Watsonville in MBL postseason tourney tonight
The Monterey Bay League regular season champion Christopher High girls basketball team plays tonight in the semifinals of the MBL postseason tournament against Watsonville at Pajaro Valley High. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30.
BASKETBALL: Mustangs prevail 57-47 over Trojans
A dominant second-half effort by the Gilroy High boys varsity basketball team highlighted a 57-47 Tri-County Athletic League victory over the Alisal Trojans on Wednesday night at Bog Hagen Memorial Gymnasium.
SOCCER: Watsonville holds off Christopher for league title
Paola Renteria scored four goals, including three within the first 19 minutes of the game, and despite a second half tilted in favor of Christopher High, Watsonville defeated the Cougars 4-2 to wrap up a third straight Monterey Bay League girls soccer title in the mud and mire Tuesday in Gilroy.
BASKETBALL: CHS boys’ season ends in first round of MBL tourney
The Christopher High boys basketball team took on Monte Vista Christian for the second time in five days Monday night in the first round of the Monterey Bay League postseason tournament.
ROUNDUP: Late 3-pointer sinks Gavilan
Behind Scott Taylor and Derek Jensen's timely, sharp shooting, the Gavilan College men's basketball team orchestrated a second-half comeback from down by 13 with 12 minutes left to up by two and on the verge of Coast Conference victory No. 1 against visiting Hartnell on Friday night. However, an unfathomable 3-pointer and a pair of Panthers free throws carried Hartnell to a 76-73 win over the Rams.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Spirits cool off Mustangs
Winners of its last three Tri-County Athletic League games - including back-to-back victories over San Benito and North Salinas - the Gilroy High girls basketball team came into Thursday night's contest against first-place Notre Dame with upset in mind.
SOCCER: Mustangs shake off Balers, 2-1
Both the Gilroy High and San Benito boys soccer teams entered Wednesday's must-win match with the feeling that there was more to be done after a 1-1 draw in the teams' first encounter left each unsatisfied and with business unfinished.
