Sports

GILROY—Tonight, football will both unite Gilroy and divide it. Gilroyans will have to pick a side as the Mustangs and Cougars clash in the 6th annual Severance Bowl game, held at Christopher High School for the first time.

No matter what Gilroy did, it just couldn’t shake off the Vikings. The Mustangs held sizable leads in the first two sets of Thursday night’s contest, but North Salinas came back both times to win in straight sets 26-24, 25-23, 25-18 at Gilroy High.

Break out the brooms. Gavilan continued to bowl past its opponents as it swept Hartnell Tuesday and Ohlone Wednesday on the road. With the wins, Gavilan improves to a perfect 4-0 in conference play. 

Gilroy girls tennis snapped a four-game losing streak after beating Watsonville 6-1 Tuesday at home.

GILROY—Gilroy gymnasts Josephine Rawlins and Allison Mercurio stole the show at the Flip or Treat Invitational hosted by HD Gymnastics Oct. 10 and 11 in Livermoore.

GILROY—The Cougars have been chasing a win in the Montery Bay League-Gabilan Division all season. On Tuesday, they finally got one.

GILROY—If it weren’t for their uniforms, it would be hard to tell the players from Gilroy and Christopher High schools apart. The Cougars and Mustangs interacted like teammates during their Thursday match at Gavilan College. To them, it was just like playing a round with friends.

GILROY—Christopher’s slow start led to a quick sweep as it fell 10-25, 15-25, 17-25 to San Benito Thursday at home.

BELMONT—Gilroy High made its presence known amongst a crowd of more than 250 runners at Saturday’s Crystal Springs Invitational in Belmont.

Gavilan’s Angel Velasquez notched 13 saves against City College of San Francisco Friday, but unfortunately for the Rams, it wasn’t enough. Gavilan was shut out for the second straight game, this time falling 2-0.