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With about four hours left in a marathon 12-hour Day 1 at the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Friday in Bakersfield, Gilroy High’s Paul Fox (126), Nikko Villarreal and Willie Fox (145) prevailed in their Championship Round 3 matches, are all 2-0 and into the quarterfinals.

Through two championship rounds at the annual CIF State Wrestling Championships, six of the seven local wrestlers in the field won their opening matches Friday morning at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.

The Gilroy High baseball team beat non-league opponent Milpitas 8-2 in its season debut Thursday. Senior Jordan Dexter went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, Jaylan Gallardo had two RBIs and Bubu Garcia one for GHS.

Bakersfield, here they come. Gilroy will be well represented with seven locals entered into the grueling, two-day, battle of wills that is the CIF State Wrestling Championship tournament today and Saturday at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.

Capsules of the 2012 Gilroy and Christopher varsity baseball teams with a look back and glance forward.

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.

The Gavilan College baseball team kicked off Coast Conference play with a 6-5 victory over defending champion Ohlone College in 10 innings in Fremont on Tuesday.

Gavilan softball dipped to 0-2 in Coast Conference South play after an 8-4 setback against visiting Hartnell on Tuesday in Gilroy.

Despite seven scoreless innings on the mound from Brian Ransom, the Christopher High baseball team lost in extra innings, 2-0, against Homestead in its Wilcox Tournament opener Monday in Santa Clara.