Serena Williams serves her way into Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England – Serena Williams served her first ace in the first game of her Wimbledon semifinal match Thursday against second-seeded Victoria Azarenka. It was up the middle, and it raised a dust ball on Centre Court. And it was a trend-setter.
Morgan Hill Pinto A All-Stars set for championship game
The Morgan Hill Pinto A team stayed perfect during the Pony NorCal Central Region championship tournament Wednesday, defeating Blossom Valley No. 1 by a score of 3-1 to advance to the championshp.
Gun tragedy takes life of police officer’s child
A 3-year-old Gilroy boy – the son of a San Jose Police officer and a Gilroy High graduate who many described as a “fine young man” – died from a gunshot wound Thursday evening, according to the Gilroy Police Department.
Puppy killer pleas guilty
A Gilroy man who's been in custody since last May for killing his wife's 6-week-old Chihuahua puppy pleaded guilty to two counts of felony animal cruelty and once count of misdemeanor battery on Thursday.
Save Mart and its workers’ union agree to mediation, deadline
For this week's holiday at least, peace reigns between Save Mart Supermarkets and its unionized workers.
Mustang B All-Stars rise as section champions
The Morgan Hill Mustang B All-Star team let its first opportunity to snuff out longtime rival Blossom Valley for the West Zone section championship slip by Monday night. But the local bunch, which cruised into the title series of the double-elimination tournament undefeated, produced some early fireworks in the winner-take-all final Tuesday night at Britton Middle School, and exited as section champs with a 7-1 victory.
How Much is Too Much?
A recent study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine reported that too much running may actually be harmful. The report gathered publicly available reports of deaths during or shortly after all known Marathons in the US from 2000 to 2009. There have been other studies that have come to this conclusion as well. Most of these deaths occurred because of heart attacks and mostly among men.
GETTING OUT: El Corte de Madera is full of ‘treats’
High in the peninsula hills, above Redwood City and Woodside, El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve is another peaceful sanctuary along Skyline Boulevard. El Corte de Madera Creek and Lawrence Creek, both born from springs near the road, descend through the preserve's 2,821 thickly forested acres on the way to San Gregorio Creek and the Pacific Ocean.









