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Adam Mena was winning big in his championship 170-pound match, but was doing all he could to hang on.

The Gilroy boys basketball team topped Pajaro Valley in Wednesday's league contest.

First-year Christopher High boys soccer head coach Ricardo Espinosa demands unwavering commitment from his players. He has preached the importance since Day 1. So when certain members of the team showed little interest in attending practice on a consistent basis during the two-week winter break, Espinosa re-iterated his stance, benching the offenders for much of the first half in the Cougars' Monterey Bay League opener Wednesday in Gilroy.

The Gavilan Rams rallied to a 14-13 fourth-quarter lead before

GILROY — North Monterey County didn’t beat Gilroy. Gilroy beat itself.

Gabe Katich pitched eight strong innings, Alika Bantilan drove in two runs, and Gavilan College’s baseball team held on for a 6-3 home win over Skyline on Thursday.

Joe Criado was a three-year starter for Christopher, seeing time both offensively and on defense to cap a journey that started when he was young through high school.