Ashton Pluckhan defies the odds
As Ashton Pluckhan started his ascent up one of the hills on the Gavilan Cross Country Course, his mom, Piper, couldn't help but well up with tears. After all, what Ashton was doing was nothing short of monumental—and that could be considered a vast...
Prep Field Hockey: Mustangs lose heartbreaker to Mitty in semis
SAN JOSE—“It was a battle,” Gilroy coach Adam Gemar said to an emotional Mustangs team following its semifinal match with Archbishop Mitty. “I wish we could’ve gone a couple more days.”
VOLLEYBALL: Year-end awards rain down on local athletes
If the Tri-County Athletic League gave out an annual Most-Enthusiastic award, a likely frontrunner for that distinction this year could have been Gilroy High volleyball player Connor Escobar.
2015 Gilroy High Athletes of the Year: Castro and Penyacsek
Lauren Castro and Matt Penyacsek graduated from Gilroy High on June 11, but their names are forever enshrined in the school’s history.
GHS, CHS girls volleyball teams earn five-set wins
After vaulting out to a 2-0 lead, the Gilroy High varsity volleyball team withstood an Alisal comeback to eventually topple the Trojans 3-2 (25-23, 27-25, 17-25, 31-33, 15-13) in Salinas on Tuesday night.
Barnes is on a mission
Running back Joseph Barnes was left with a bitter taste after losing to Soledad in last year’s CCS semis game by a single point.
