Gavilan Roundup: Oct. 5
GILROY—Gavilan breezed past Chabot to notch its first conference win of the season Friday at home.
Prep Football: Mustangs best ‘Catz 20-13 in league opener
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.
Prep Football: Cougars drop league opener to Palma 35-14
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.
Prep Roundup: Oct. 2
Gilroy came up just shy in the battle of the Mustangs girls tennis contest Thursday against Monte Vista Christian at home. The hometown squad lost 4-3.
Gavilan Roundup: Oct. 1
Gavilan jumped out to an early lead against Foothill Tuesday, but just couldn't hold on. The Rams fell 4-2 at home.
Prep Roundup: Oct. 1
The Christopher boys water polo finished off the first half of the season with a 22-9 thrashing of San Lorenzo Valley Tuesday at home.
JUCO Volleyball: Two calls changed Rams’ season
GILROY—Over the summer, Kevin Kramer received an early Christmas gift—two of them actually. In a span of two months, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball coach learned one of his top players from last year—outside hitter Samantha Nydam—would be returning for her sophomore year at Gavilan.
Prep Field Hockey: Mustangs top Cougars 3-1
GILROY—Tuesday’s meeting between Gilroy and Christopher was a little surreal for first-year Cougar coach Dani Hemeon. It wasn’t too long ago that Hemeon donned a Mustangs’ uniform under the direction of coach Adam Gemar. Now, she was trying to beat him.
NCAA Football: Former GHS kicker shines in college debut
GILROY—Cal Poly trailed Montana by two points and had just four seconds left on the clock when it turned to Alex Vega. The fate of the game rested on his foot and the Gilroy High alum rose to the occasion. In his debut college game, Vega blasted a career-high 49-yard field goal to lift the Mustangs to a 20-19 win over Montana Sept. 5 in Missoula.
Prep Roundup: Sept. 28
Christopher field hockey shut down Carmel 6-0 Wednesday at home. The win was the fifth straight for the Cougars.
