High School Sports

After being shutout 3-0 by San Benito on Thursday, Gilroy rebounded with a league win over Palma.

GILROY—Gilroy’s Lauren Castro and Sobrato’s Morgan Martinelli have played together since they were 8 years old and know how dangerous each other can be. So when Martinelli stepped up to the plate in the top of the seventh inning—the game tied at 3-3—Castro knew that anything could happen.

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

Three Gilroy-area ballers topped the list for the Monterey Bay League’s postseason boys basketball awards.

HOLLISTER—In terms of rivalries, one would be hard-pressed to find a better one than Gilroy vs. San Benito baseball.

The Cougars baseball team kicked off Monterey Bay League-Gabilan competition with a 4-3 win over Palma at home Tuesday.

SALINAS—Christopher’s Teresa Guerra and Gilroy’s Maddy Cox were instrumental to their teams’ successes this season—and the league took notice.

SALINAS—Gilroy is jam packed with boys soccer talent and it has the postseason honors to prove it.

A year after winning the Central Coast Section Division II championship, Gilroy’s boys soccer team will move down divisions.

The spring season is just barely underway, but Christopher is already burning up the track.