Sports

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

With the chance to qualify for the state meet on the line, the Central Coast Section's top cross country runners converged on the visually inspiring yet physically challenging 2.95-mile Crystal Springs course in Belmont on Saturday.

In search of its 10th consecutive section championship, Gilroy High (227.5) holds a 98.5-point lead over second-place Palma (122) heading into tonight’s Central Coast Section wrestling finals, which begin at 7 p.m. at Independence High in San Jose.

T-CAL's Baseball Player of the Year

Eight players from the Christopher High varsity field hockey team earned all-league awards following the 2011 season in which the Cougars finished third in the Mission Trail Athletic League – one win shy of making the postseason.

Gilroy-area water polo teams made a splash in the Monterey Bay All-League awards.

Crosstown foes Gilroy High and Christopher High opened the 2011-12 girls soccer season against each other Monday with the Mustangs prevailing, 7-0. 

BAKERSFIELD—Out of the 13 South County wrestlers who made the trip to the California Interscholastic Federation state meet, just four live to see another day.

It can't be called a streak until it's more than one, and the Christopher High football team made sure it's first loss of the year last week didn't transition into its second against North Monterey County on Friday night.