Christopher’s magic comeback season continues with a trip to CCS title game
Christopher’s 34-7 win over Alisal Saturday meant a little more than just revenge. And perhaps it meant a little bit more than just a berth into the Central Coast Section Division IV championship game.
Two years ago, the Cougars were a 2-8 team. Last year...
Gilroy football coach quits for MVC
After three years as the coach of the Gilroy High football team—including a historic 2017 season in which the Mustangs went 13-0 and won their first-ever Central Coast Section championship—Jubenal Rodriguez has departed to become the new coach at Monte Vista Christian in Watsonville.
Rodriguez...
Church welcomes new, ‘easygoing’ pastor
Since 1865, Gilroy's St. Mary Roman Catholic Church has had an important role in the life of the South Valley through its parochial school and numerous other ministries. With the retirement in December of longtime pastor and community icon Father Dan Derry, a new pastor was appointed to lead the huge parish (with 4,000 registered members and eight Masses each weekend). Due to his background and talents, The Rev. Robert Brocato seems well-suited for this challenging position.
Ramayana: A colorful panoramic spectacle
Mount Madonna School presented its 37th production of “Ramayana,” a panoramic colorful story that deeply delves into a 2,600-year-old Indian classic, June 5-7.
Young Mustangs aim high in basketball
Gilroy and Mike Suarez certainly took their lumps last season.
The Mustangs went 4-19 overall and 1-10 in Pacific Division play in the 2016-17 season. Now they are back on the court with a lot of new faces and raring to get out there and...
City takes a look at homeless issue
The stabbing of a Gilroy pizza restaurant last week by a homeless man with a criminal record fueled a special public meeting Jan. 17 with city officials to discuss issues with the city’s homeless population.
The hosted the special study session at 6:00 pm at...
Priest on which movie ‘The Rite’ is based explains demonic possession
The New Testament documents several instances of Jesus curing
GETTING OUT: World-class birding at Cosumnes River Preserve
One hundred and 50 years ago, after a wet California winter, you might have needed a flat-bottomed boat to cross the Central Valley from the Coast Range to the Sierra foothills. Today, dams retain that water, then channel it through a network of dikes. Of the estimated three to five million acres of original California wetlands, only 450,000 acres remain – a reduction of 85 to 90 percent.
