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Although San Benito High School Superintendent Stan Rose is looking at the bright side of the start to classes Monday, the teachers union president expressed disappointment in the turnover rate among educators and blamed it on the district’s issuance of 16 pink slips in the spring.

Being named Student-Athlete of the Year was never a goal Emily Tonascia outwardly expressed during her two years at Gavilan College. But it certainly was something she wanted. 

Three seats on the Gavilan College Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the November election, one each in the Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Benito County areas.

The Gavilan College women's volleyball program reappeared in 2005 after an 11-year hiatus. Two years later, Kevin Kramer took over as head coach, quickly, and quietly, turning a team that totaled a combined eight victories in 2005-06 to a conference contender.

A pair of returning Gavilan College football players sauntered into head coach Spencer Gilford's office Friday afternoon after a volunteer weightlifting session. Sweating profusely, the duo took an empty seat and stared straight ahead at some summer practice film.

A little more than a year after he left the San Benito High basketball team for a job overseas, Tracy Carpenter returned to the San Benito sports’ scene last week as a co-Athletic Director at Anzar High.

Gavilan just got a hefty chunk of federal funding that will help streamline the process of getting a four-year degree – particularly for Hispanic students – in nursing, computer science or digital media at California State University, Monterey Bay.

Bodybuilding is more than just a hobby for 60-year-old Joe Guerrero. It’s a way of life. It’s his passion. It’s something that he has been cultivating for nearly 45 years. 

With only one fight in 47 months, Kelsey Jeffries isn’t blind to the possible end of her boxing career. Her involvement with the sport for more than 15 years, though, has prepared her for its possible end.