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Gurich finishes fourth despite vicious head-butt

GILROY — Whenever Chris Chang gets the ball, the crowd at Gilroy High holds its breath. If he gets an open look, you can almost always count on him going for three — and most of the time he makes it.

CASTROVILLE — Gilroy, meet your new Monterey Bay Pacific League champions.

head football coach Mike Dovenberg could easily be mistaken for one of his players. During Thursday’s practice, the fresh-faced coach was out on the field, tossing the ball and training alongside the Rams. Temperatures rose into the high 80s, but that did little to wear Dovenberg down. The newly minted head coach’s energy is infectious and it has spread to his Rams players.

GILROY—The third quarter has been Christopher’s Achilles heel and Thursday night was no different as North Salinas mauled the Cougars 69-38 in the Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division opener.

GILROY—The short-handed Cougars took their best shot against San Benito, but the Balers were too much to handle.

For the second time in a week the Christopher baseball team beat Palma.

Marques takes second in singles with first-ever, comeback win

GILROY—As the sun was setting Tuesday evening, the No. 3 doubles teams from Christopher and San Benito were still battling it out. All the other matches had ended with each team winning three apiece. The fate of the contest rested squarely on the shoulders of Cougars Allison Ramirez and Camryn Crowley—and they rose to the challenge.