Rocco’s back and Tiger’s in town
Local businesses and organizations see the "Tiger bump" expected from the 2011 Frys.com Open golf tournament as a chance to parlay the sports star's South County appearance into higher sales and more traffic through Gilroy.
Boxing: Gilroy’s LeGan goes toe-to-toe with Puerto Rico’s best
Rosino LeGan has one goal: He wants to fight in the Olympics.
Prep Roundup: Dec. 30
The last few games have been tough for the Christopher girls basketball team. The Cougars have dropped their last three straight, including back-to-back losses in the West Coast Jamboree Tournament. Christopher fell 71-42 to Enochs of Modesto Friday and 45-35 to Mercy Saturday.  Cydney Caradonna led the Cougars with 14 points against Enochs, but stats from the Mercy game were not yet available.  Christopher will have a chance to snap its losing streak today, wrapping up the tournament against Petaluma at 9 a.m.  BOYS BASKETBALL Mustangs drop third straight The Gilroy boys basketball team lost its third straight game, a 70-57 loss to Harbor at home Saturday.  Justin Hale led Gilroy with 21 points, but it wasn't enough. The Mustangs are now 4-6 on the season.  Gilroy will look to rebound at 7 p.m. Thursday against Christopher at home.Â
Softball Roundup: Live Oak rallies, wins thriller in rain over CHS
Brook Loesch was a single shy of hitting for the cycle, but Christopher High’s softball team suffered a 9-8 loss at Live Oak in the rain Thursday.
SOFTBALL: No. 11 Pioneer ousts No. 6 Christopher in first round of CCS playoffs
The expression on pitcher Aly Olvera's face said it all. A quick glance back and up at the scoreboard above the center field fence validated the truth that her prep career was nearing the end much sooner than she and the rest of the Christopher High softball team had envisioned when waking up that morning.
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Gavilan baseball, CHS baseball and softball earn wins
Two days after posting 20 hits against Skyline, the Gavilan College bats stayed active against Monterey Peninsula College in an 11-3 victory Monday in Monterey.
Gavilan Roundup: Dec. 9
The Gavilan women's basketball team grabbed the lead early and never let go.
BASKETBALL: Williams garners TCAL co-MVP honor
More often than not, two defenders, sometimes three, surrounded Ashlee Williams any time she had the ball. Yet, the senior forward managed to average 20 points and 10 rebounds a night for the Gilroy High girls basketball team. And for that, Williams was named the Tri-County Athletic League’s co-Most Valuable Player along with Alisal’s Eva Latu.





















