Sports

The No. 8 seeded Gilroy softball team pounded 11 hits on their way to a 7-1 victory over Willow Glen in the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs Wednesday.

Rossi's nine spot leads Lady Mustangs to 13-5 victory over Notre

MORGAN HILL—Though the Rams laughed as they dove after volleyballs in the sand, practice was no joke. These ladies mean business.

Lady Mustang softball suffers 7-2 home loss to San Benito to

Gilroy-area athletes made it hard to pick and choose the top stories of 2014 because there was so much accomplished this year. From the victorious return of Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero to the Christopher football team’s stellar inaugural season at Don Christopher Sports Complex, there a lot to be excited about this year. Take a look back at some of the top stories with us and share your favorite sports memories with us online at gilroydispatch.com. Here are our top picks, in no particular order:

Punches were thrown and blood flowed during a riot on Saturday

SAN JOSE – San Jose was able to come back from a three-goal deficit Thursday night before falling 6-5 to visiting Calgary in the shootout.

Last-minute free throws lifted Christopher to a 66-64 win over Monterey Wednesday at home. 

Hibsen Tamayo scored on an assist from Alejandro Robles to lift Christopher’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 home win over Palma on Tuesday.

Hanna Tabron poured in 23 points to help Christopher’s girls basketball team open Monterey Bay League play with a 52-43 home win over North Salinas on Thursday night.