Sports

Each week we will recognize one area male and female athlete for their performances. This week's are:

Reigning league champs return top talent for another title

Manny Salcedo had six kills to lead Christopher High's boys volleyball team to a 25-3, 25-16, 25-15 sweep of visiting Gonzales on Tuesday.

APTOS—Cabrillo snapped a five-game losing streak by speeding past the Gavilan Rams, 61-35, in Golden Coast League play at Carl Conelly Stadium Saturday.

Gilroy High sits in first place and will have seven wrestlers in the semifinals after the first day of the Central Coast Section Championships on Friday at Independence in San Jose. The Mustangs have 123.5 points, while second place Palma has 86 points. Meanwhile, Christopher High is in 14th with two wrestlers through to the semis.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of prep previews the Dispatch will be running leading up to the start of the season. We will focus on a different sport and team each week.

Diaz de Leon nets two goals in 3-2 win

Watsonville, the defending Monterey Bay League boys basketball champion, reached 2-0 in league action Friday by handing the host Christopher High Cougars a 65-53 setback. The Cougars, 0-1 in MBL play and 4-9 overall, visit Seaside Tuesday before hosting Pajaro Valley on Thursday.

This past weekend, Hunter Collins and his Gilroy Mustangs

The Monterey Bay Football Club announced Aug. 5 it hired Jordan Stewart on a multi-year deal to become the club’s permanent head coach.  Stewart—a former San Jose Earthquakes standout—is set to establish a new era for the Union, who currently sit eighth with a 7-9-6...