U.S. Open: A spectator’s delight
With media credential in tow, I spent a couple of hours walking the golf course at CordeValle on Thursday for the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open. So what’s the spectator experience for a tournament like this? Pretty enjoyable—and that’s an understatement.
Christopher, Gilroy track and field standouts look to PR in CCS Semifinals
Alexis Bembry and Karina Rodriguez had waited all season—check that, years—for another breakthrough performance in their respective events. In the Pacific Coast League Track and Field Masters/Central Coast Section Qualifier Meet on May 27, they experienced the jubilation of having everything come together.
Bembry (Christopher),...
FOOTBALL: Early turnovers stifle Christopher in loss to San Benito
It may not yet have the same pomp and circumstance as the Gilroy High-San Benito Prune Bowl, but don’t tell the Balers that Friday’s game against Christopher High wasn’t a rivalry.
Cougars aim to break through
The 2019 season could be a breakthrough for the Christopher High field hockey team. In the last couple of years, the Cougars have made the Central Coast Section playoffs only to get knocked off in their opening game. In that same period, they also...
NCAA Football: Former Gilroy center receives scholarship to Eastern New Mexico University
The morning of Jan. 10 was a dream come true for Cordero Gonzales. He packed up and hit the road to start the next phase of his life — joining the football program at Eastern New Mexico University.
Gilroy local stars in Junior Olympics and Nationals
The 2024 Paris Olympics have received great attention worldwide, in the U.S. and locally. One of the events, shooting, has been a prominent Olympic sport since the first Olympics in Athens in 1896.
A young Gilroy girl, 14-year-old Hypatia Shen, is a standout performer in...
