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January 6, 2026

Year in Review: Top 10 Sports stories of 2013

2013 was an exciting year for local sports in Gilroy.

Young Mustangs aim high in basketball

Gilroy and Mike Suarez certainly took their lumps last season. The Mustangs went 4-19 overall and 1-10 in Pacific Division play in the 2016-17 season. Now they are back on the court with a lot of new faces and raring to get out there and...

Lombardo proactive in realizing dream

Corinne Lombardo lasted all of a minute until she started welling up with tears. It was understandable, as the Gilroy High senior talked about her best friend, Celeste Perales, at the beginning of her signing ceremony to play field hockey at Kean University. In...

Gilroy captures Division I championship

In a game that was every bit as good as advertised, the Gilroy High softball team edged San Benito 4-3 in the Central Coast Section Division I playoff championship Saturday at San Jose’s PAL Stadium. In beating the No. 15 seed Haybalers (17-14), the...

Eight Cougars earn postseason awards

Eight players from the Christopher High varsity field hockey team earned all-league awards following the 2011 season in which the Cougars finished third in the Mission Trail Athletic League – one win shy of making the postseason.

This isn’t Gilroy’s first championship!

Here's a piece of history from reader and history buff Phil Laursen: Thanks to the discovery of a large reel of film and two local grants, we know 2017 does not mark the first time Gilroy High’s football team won a championship. Decades ago, Junior Wilson...

Sports Roundup: Christopher boys basketball tied for first in league

Christopher HS Boys Basketball (12-2 overall, 2-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton) Recent results: Lost 36-33 at Soquel; won 76-45 vs. Branham Upcoming games: 7pm Jan. 15 vs. Santa Teresa; 7pm Jan. 17 at Pioneer NOTES: Cougars led Bruins 42-17 at halftime and cruised to 31-point win. CHS is...

Run defense key as Christopher kicks off playoffs vs Cupertino

Christopher got a much-needed week off to heal up and get ready for the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs. And after rebounding from back-to-back losses to Gilroy and Alisal, the Cougars are feeling good as they prepare for Cupertino to kick off...

UPDATED: After six years, the Bell returns to Gilroy

If you needed any indication what the Severance Bowl meant to Gilroy, you had to look no further than Spencer Soares.

Young Gilroy boys basketball squad sees improvement

The Gilroy boys basketball team is just 3-12 on the season but they are not that far off track. Close losses in competitive games and a young squad that is coming together are the combination of factors that give the Mustangs high hopes for...

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