BASEBALL: Rams slip into NorCal top-20, lose first conference game
An early season matchup between a pair of teams that had not yet lost in Coast Conference play went the way of the visitors, as Canada College outlasted Gavilan in a high-scoring affair, 14-12, on Tuesday in Gilroy.
UPDATED: Baseball: San Benito tops Gilroy to open league play
As with every season, winning the first game in league play is a must. For the San Benito and Gilroy high baseball teams, a league-opening win meant even more, as the Balers try to earn a seventh-straight Tri-County Athletic League title and the Mustangs try knock their rival off that perch.
SOFTBALL: Mustangs open season with 1-0 win
Lauren Castro struck out five, walked three and surrendered just one hit in anchoring the Gilroy High softball team's 1-0 victory over Capuchino in nonleague action Tuesday in Gilroy. Not too shabby for her high school debut.
SOCCER: Diaz De Leon earns league’s co-MVP, co-Player of the Year
The simplest way to put it: Gilroy High soccer player Jonathan Diaz De Leon is a game changer. Put him at forward and he was one of the deadliest strikers in the Tri-County Athletic League.
GOLF: Cougars place third at first league meet
Christopher High’s Peter Hilkene tied for third with a 42 at the season opening Tri-County Athletic League Avalley Division golf meet at Salinas Golf and Country Club on Monday.
BASKETBALL: Walker named to TCAL first team
Charles Walker garnered Tri-County Athletic League recognition in two categories, including a bid to the first-team all-league list after his senior season with the Gilroy High basketball team.
LACROSSE: Cougars top Santa Cruz
Led by Manny Avila’s five goals, the Christopher High lacrosse team evened its early season record with a 9-8 victory over host Santa Cruz on Friday night.
