Sports

At 48 years old, James Roy is living proof that it’s never too late to start a racing career. The longtime Gilroy resident won the American Federation of Motorcyclist’s (AFM) Novice Formula 40 Middleweight Division and took third in the Clubman Middleweight Division last...

Let it rain. Early in the season, that could be one of the mottos for the Christopher High softball team. The Cougars have played through rain on three occasions this season, the last being in a 7-2 win over Oak Grove in San Jose...

Nic Aguilar jumped into his father’s arms in a jubilant celebration, a long embrace that was overflowing with emotion. “I love you,” Damien Aguilar said to Nic after watching his son win the 120-pound championship match in the CIF State Wresting Championships last Saturday at...

Jonathan Newman felt like his curveball was off at the start of Tuesday’s Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division opener against San Benito. Turns out, nothing was off at all. The Christopher High right-hander was flat-out dominant, striking out nine and allowing just three hits—two...

Nic Aguilar jumped into his father’s arms in a jubilant celebration, a long embrace that was overflowing with emotion. “I love you,” Damien Aguilar said to Nic after watching his son win the 120-pound title match in the CIF State Wresting Championships last Saturday at...

How's that for a sweet 16? Gilroy High School won its unprecedented 16th straight Central Coast Section Wrestling Championship last Saturday at Independence High School In San Jose, with a record-breaking 10 wrestlers earning first-place honors. That helped the team accumulate a record-breaking score of...

For the Christopher High girls soccer program, the 2017-2018 season might be just the beginning of what could be a historic two- or three-year stretch—or something even beyond. Even though the Cougars saw their season come to an end last Saturday in the form...

The Gavilan College men’s basketball team continued its historic season, posting a 67-63 win over Modesto College Friday in a California Community College Athletic Association Northern California playoff game. The No. 7 seed Rams (24-4) play at No. 2 seed Fresno City (26-4) on...

For the first time in 49 years, the Gavilan College men’s basketball team can call itself champions. The Rams defeated San Jose City College 75-57 last Friday, clinching just their second conference title in program history (the only other title came in 1969). The Rams...

Inductees of the 2018 Gilroy High School Hall of Fame were honored last Friday at the boys basketball game. The inductees had their name on a new Hall of Fame board that is on the wall of the gymnasium. Ten inductees made the 2018...