High School Sports

Bridget Denzel dissolved a 1-1 tie midway through the second half with a nifty back-handed shot that not only found the back of the cage, but also held up as the eventual game winner in a St. Francis 2-1 defeat of Gilroy High in the Central Coast Section field hockey finals Saturday in San Jose.

Saturday was the big debut for Gilroy High’s cross country teams at Toro Park to compete in the Chieftain-Spirit Classic.

As hosts of the 26th annual Mustangs Classic, the Gilroy High girls varsity basketball team did well to advance to the finals with victories against Santa Catalina and Watsonville.

GILROY—Cougar athletes Haley Romero, Jordan Rodriguez and Vanessa Koontz are starting to peak and they couldn’t do it at a better time.

GILROY—Sean Kaufman is always running. Whether it’s over hills during cross country, around the track as part of Gilroy’s relay teams or toward the ball in football and soccer, he’s always in motion.

FARGO, N.D.—The Gilroy High wrestling program has a storied history of producing elite athletes. The Mustangs have sent several wrestlers to the Asics/Vaughan Cadet and Junior Nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D. before, but none have ever won it—until now.

Christopher High's Shelby O'Hara and Gilroy High's Lizabeth Orellana-Rios both said that there was something familiar with their match Tuesday afternoon.

In between his enthusiastic announcements over the public address system during Friday's Monterey Bay League finals at Christopher High, Cougars swimming coach Jeff Ross squeezed in a few just-as-invigorating pep talks.

Carlene McPolin and Natalie Filippi scored second-half goals to help Christopher High’s girls soccer team run away with a 3-0 Monterey Bay League victory over visiting North Salinas on Friday.