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James Sanchez had everything worked out.

Lauren Castro, Alexis Conlon and Brook Loesch’s names are seen repeatedly as stat leaders for their respective teams. On May 31, the trio made it onto another list—the Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division First Team.

SAN JOSE—The Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships happens to be one of the rare sporting events where coming in second or third place is almost a win in itself.

FRESNO—Winning a World Series title is the dream of every young baseball player. For Gilroy-native Kaohu Gaspar, his dream came true.

Justin Hale, Sam Aptekar, Jimmy Lemberger and Makaio Duyao were the go-to guys for their respective teams all season and Wednesday their value was recognized with All-League honors.

SAN JOSE—Christopher set four new school records at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championship semifinals—and Vanessa Koontz was a part of each one.

Emmanuel Salcedo was instramental for the Christopher boys volleyball team this season, leading it to back-to-back playoff berths. The senior outside hitter, who coach Karrie Gonzalez called her “MVP” after the team's last game, was recognized with three Monterey Bay All-League honors Tuesday.

ATHERTON—There was no shortage of opportunities for Christopher in its Central Coast Section quarterfinals matchup against Sequoia. The Cougars got seven runners on, five into scoring position and three stood 90 feet from home plate—but none made it home.

I was watching a local baseball game the other day and kept getting distracted by something behind me. I’ll admit that it was hot and I was irritable, but I just couldn’t drown out the loudmouth parent. Sure, some people can be obnoxious, but what got me about this guy was that he was heckling the players. That does not sit well with me.