Sports

In a game that was every bit as good as advertised, the Gilroy High softball team edged San Benito 4-3 in the Central Coast Section Division I playoff championship Saturday at San Jose’s PAL Stadium. In beating the No. 15 seed Haybalers (17-14), the...

After getting swept by crosstown rival Gilroy High during the regular season, Christopher High was ready for payback. The Cougars got it in a big way, routing the Mustangs 11-2 last Saturday in a Central Coast Section Division II playoff quarterfinal at Wilcox High...

There is no magic formula when it comes to a team playing its best at the most important time of the season—the playoffs. If there were, every coach would bottle that formula up and follow it the letter. Fortunately for the Gilroy High softball...

Anthony Gomez accomplished one of his top goals April 28 when San Francisco State wrestling coach Jason Welch offered him a scholarship. “It’s a dream to go and be able to wrestle at SF State,” said Gomez, a Christopher High senior who signed his letter...

Jacob Newman has been waiting for this opportunity for a while. The 24-year-old Newman is the new Gilroy High football coach, and he can’t wait to get things rolling. “The immediate goal is to get the kids together and establish the team culture and expectations...

The Gilroy and Christopher High gymnastics teams qualified for the Central Coast Section Championships with strong showings in the Santa Clara Valley League Finals last Thursday. The Mustangs finished third with 141.5 points, while Christopher took fifth with 135.15 points. Gilroy sophomore Ellie Pickford...

Despite not having a swimming background, Erika Cates tried out for the water polo team in her freshman year. When Cates made that decision, she didn’t think it would lead her to playing for a college years later. But that’s exactly what the Gilroy...

Marcela Mantilla couldn’t stop hopping up and down. The Gilroy High sophomore had just won the 100-meter hurdles race in a personal-record (PR) 15.87 seconds in last Friday’s Monterey Bay League Pacific Division Championships, so one couldn’t blame Mantilla for being in such an...

It was double duty for two Gavilan college athletes and one coach during the spring sports season. Kevin Kramer coached the Rams softball team and beach volleyball squad, and Lexi Chavarria and Kaitlyn Siaz played both sports. Safe to say, the last couple of...

For the ninth consecutive year and the 13th time overall, the Christopher High girls swimming team earned a Monterey Bay League title. The Cougars were too tough once again in the MBL Gabilan Division Championships last Saturday, totaling 359 points to easily finish ahead...