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GILROY—Daniella Sanchez is a bright, bubbly, athletic 8-year-old. But behind her big brown eyes and sweet smile is a girl who likes to hit—and she’s good at it, too.

The Christopher JV squad was handed its first loss of the season, falling 16-13 to Palma at home Oct. 2. 

GILROY—The chemistry between Nicole Holder and Savanna Brandon is undeniable. Gilroy’s No.1 doubles partners look like they’ve been playing together for years, but in reality this is their first season together out on the court. That’s one of the perks of playing with your best friend.

GILROY—The Christopher girls tennis pulled out a 4-3 win over Everett Alvarez Tuesday at home but the Eagles didn’t make it easy. Three of the day’s matches needed a tiebreaker to decide a winner and ended with the Cougars on top each time.

Ahead of the 2016 US Women’s Open to be played at CordeValle in San Martin, the USGA is hosting a Tee Off the 10th event in Downtown Morgan Hill as tickets for the tournament will become available Saturday.

GILROY—Christopher had no answer for the red hot Samantha Phipps Monday as she struck for four goals in Gilroy’s 5-2 win in field hockey.

GILROY—The Cougars girls golf team notched its second victory of the year, besting Alisal 332-335 in a closely contested match Wednesday at home.

GILROY—Gavilan breezed past Chabot to notch its first conference win of the season Friday at home.

GILROY—Saturday marked a new beginning for Gilroy. The Mustangs left the struggles of recent years in the past and marched out onto the team’s brand new field, determined to defend it.

GILROY—Interim Cougar coach Aaron Bembry gave his players a challenge at halftime. He told them they could either pack it in or show Palma their true character. They gave him an answer almost immediately and emerged as a different team in the second half. But unfortunately for the home team, it ran out of time and fell 35-14 Friday to the Chieftains.