Sports

SEASIDE—The Christopher boys basketball team is wasting no time preparing for the 2014-15 season.

GILROY—July 12 was a special morning for Elaine Wendel’s six grandchildren. After a week-long training session—and a whole year of waiting—each awoke to new outfits which had been custom embroidered with their names on it for the 6th Annual Gilroy Kids Triathlon at Gilroy High School.

GILROY—Twenty six years ago, Jeff Garcia was prepping for his last high school football game—the Silicon Valley Youth Classic.

Monterey Bay League realignments for the 2015 Spring sports season were announced July 16 with very few shifts for Gilroy-area teams.

Nathan Myers jumped off the diving board at Christopher High, thinking the only impact it would have would be his body hitting the water. The then-junior was just fooling around, enjoying the honor luau as a result of his good grades. But from the instant his feet left the board, Cougars diving coach Paul Wells was watching—and his trained eyes realizing natural talent.

The 2014 prep football season is less than two months away and the Gilroy-area high schools are gearing up.

GILROY—When searching for a place to continue her education, it looked as if Priscilla Orona would have to choose between her major—nursing—and playing softball. But after a lot of research and deliberation she found a way to do both.

Champaign, Illinois—It’s been quite a year for Jesse Delgado.

DUB Baseball will host its Independence Week Camp from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 30 through July 2 at Live Oak High School.

When I was in high school, there was a stereotype that you couldn’t be smart and athletic. It wasn’t exclusive to my school. It’s been the way Hollywood has portrayed athletes for years—cue the “dumb jock.”