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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.

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 jumped out to an early lead against Foothill Tuesday, but just couldn't hold on. The Rams fell 4-2 at home. 

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.

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.

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.