Youth Wrestling: Aguilar claims two national titles in Fargo
FARGO, N.D.—The Gilroy High wrestling program has a storied history of producing elite athletes. The Mustangs have sent several wrestlers to the Asics/Vaughan Cadet and Junior Nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D. before, but none have ever won it—until now.
JUCO Volleyball: Hartman inks with William Penn
GILROY—As Savanna Hartman approached the end of her sophomore year at Gavilan, she considered ending her volleyball career.
Soccer: McPolin, Filippi, Sanchez help CHS girls blank North Salinas
Carlene McPolin and Natalie Filippi scored second-half goals to help Christopher High’s girls soccer team run away with a 3-0 Monterey Bay League victory over visiting North Salinas on Friday.
Prep Field Hockey: Game changer
GILROY—“This year, I think we have it all in place,” Christopher field hockey coach Lia Peterson said overlooking the field of around 50 girls who turned up for practice on Aug. 19.
Smoke intercepts football weekend
Fires in the North Bay caused havoc in the South Bay and beyond last week as smoky conditions led to game cancellations across Santa Clara County as well as some headaches for Gilroy teams.
Gilroy’s Ruelas repeats as Pacific Div Champion
Even after winning the Monterey Bay League Pacific Division Cross Country championship last year, Monica Ruelas didn’t feel victorious as she crossed the finish line. But after repeating as Pacific Division champion Oct. 31 at Toro Park in Salinas, the Gilroy High junior was elated.
FOOTBALL: Christopher’s postseason run cut short in semifinals, 42-23
Christopher High's 2011 football season will be classified as nothing less than historic. Taking most by surprise, and catching the rest off guard – themselves excluded – the third-year program, equipped with its first senior class, stingy defense and balanced offense, earned a share of the Monterey Bay League title and its first playoff win last week.
