High School Sports

GILROY—Gilroy was hoping its first home game would be a close, exciting game. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, they didn’t get what they hoped for.

GILROY—Christopher’s Anthony Sammut had always played quarterback since taking up football in fifth grade. When coach Tim Pierleoni reassigned him as a wide receiver his junior year, it was difficult to accept.

SAN JOSE—This year’s prep football All Stars are in for a special treat.

GILROY—Every October, football players around the country add some pink to their uniform to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Companies such as Nike and Under Armour design pink socks, gloves, towels and mouthguards—among other things—and donate part of the proceeds to breast cancer research foundations.

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

Seaside was within one run of Christopher heading into the top of the fourth, trailing 5-4, but then the Cougars pounced into action.

Christopher High’s boys volleyball team rolled to a 25-6, 25-5, 25-9 sweep of visiting Gilroy in a rivalry match Friday night.

GILROY—The familiar sounds of pads crunching and helmets clashing echoed throughout the Garcia-Elder Sports Complex on Friday evening. That sound could only mean one thing: Mustang football is back.

Dallas Wilson was a homer shy of the cycle, Ben Reeder drove in three and scored a trio of runs and Max Pierce capped everything off with a booming home run as Gilroy blew past Pajaro Valley, 11-1.