SOCCER: Let good times roll at Gavilan
Gavilan College men's soccer head coach Justin Johnson halted the 11 vs. 11 end-of-practice scrimmage mid play to robustly reiterate to the players a few points of order.
League shuffle: Putting teams and leagues in order as the prep fall season approaches
Eleven days separate this very moment from the opening bell of the 2012 high school football regular season. Other fall sports will get under way if not one or two days before, then a few days after. Nevertheless, the buzz is getting louder.
Gavilan volleyball star tabbed Student-Athlete of the Year
Being named Student-Athlete of the Year was never a goal Emily Tonascia outwardly expressed during her two years at Gavilan College. But it certainly was something she wanted.
FOOTBALL: Soares gives verbal committment to SJSU
Jourdan Soares sprinted his way to a Central Coast Section championship in the 100-meter dash in 2011. He was third in 2012.
FOOTBALL: Annual Midnight Madness practice kicks off Cougars’ campaign
Jogging in formation, the click of their cleats on the pavement audible as 47 Christopher High varsity football players, hidden under matte black helmets, moved through the darkness of the campus' corridors.
FOOTBALL: Fall season officially here; Mustangs make a switch at QB
It wasn't exactly the start to his first year in charge of the Gilroy High School varsity football team that Brian Boyd envisioned after a productive summer.
VOLLEYBALL: Holding down the court
The Gavilan College women's volleyball program reappeared in 2005 after an 11-year hiatus. Two years later, Kevin Kramer took over as head coach, quickly, and quietly, turning a team that totaled a combined eight victories in 2005-06 to a conference contender.
On your mark, get set, the fall prep season is here
The calm before the ... Well, that sentence can’t be completed, because the storm that is the start of the high school sports fall season is upon us.
FOOTBALL: Rams look to benefit from strong incoming freshman class
A pair of returning Gavilan College football players sauntered into head coach Spencer Gilford’s office Friday afternoon after a volunteer weightlifting session. Sweating profusely, the duo took an empty seat and stared straight ahead at some summer practice film.