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Gilroy – At the Buick Scramble this past Sunday at Gilroy Golf Course, four teams advanced on to a playoff to find out which two of them will move on to the national event's sectional championship.

Gilroy – Even as a high school softball player at Mountain View's Saint Francis in the mid-90's, Catherine Hallada remembers hearing about the success of the softball teams in the South Valley area.

Gilroy – Chalk it up as a learning experience. For the members of the Gilroy Heat baseball team, this summer's American Legion season has not been an easy one.

Todd Souza of Aromas was in his element at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma this past weekend. Running in the Top 10, Souza was sandwiched between NASCAR Nextel Cup regular Dave Blaney, Cup up-and-comer Travis Kvapil and defending Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch's younger brother Kyle.

You expect a certain amount of negative feedback when you single out individuals for an "Athletes of the Year" feature. I just didn't expect the strongest criticism to come from cheerleaders.

Kelsey