Gilroy girls first, boys second at Center Meet II
The Gilroy varsity girls cross country team continues to make strides against its opponents.
The girls took first place with a score of 57 Wednesday at the MBL Pacific Meet II. The Christopher girls took third with a score of 73 behind Watsonville’s 65. The boys varsity team came in second in its meet, just barely edged out by Palma 47 to 45.Â
Christopher’s Jamie Boutte took second with a time of 19:54. Gilroy’s Monica Ruelas broke the 21 minute mark for the first time, finishing third with a time of 20:27. Vicky Fox came in eighth for the Cougars (21:31), while Gilroy’s Karla Lorenzo was finished 11th (22:37), right in front of teammate Jackelyn Gomez Gonzales in 12th (22:44).Â
Mustangs seniors Blanca Becerra (17th), Bianca Johnson (18th) and Courtney Pipkin (14th) Â all dropped close to a minute from their previous times.Â
Kairo Barroso took third for the Mustangs in the boys race in 17:19. Sean Kaufman took seventh with 17:39, marking the first time both boys had broken the 18-minute mark.Â
Gilroy’s JV boys team finished first with a score of 20 to Everett Alvarez’s 50. Jonathan Viveros was first to cross the finish line in 18:09, followed by Jacob Una Dia in second with a time of 18:36. Jesus Sanchez finished third in 18:51.
The JV girls were second with 33 to Everett Alvarez’s 22. Maria Trujillo was third in 24:41.
The varsity teams will be back in action Saturday at the Crystal Springs Invitational.
GIRLS TENNIS
Christopher narrowly escapes North Salinas
It was a close one for the Christopher girls tennis team, but the Cougars prevailed.
Christopher topped North Salinas 4-3 at home Tuesday to improve to 2-3 on the season.
No. 1 Emily Barham easily put away her opponent 6-0, 6-2 as did No. 4 Jade Bardrick who won 6-1, 6-0.Â
The No. 1 doubles team of Kaitlyn Lombardo and Tiffany Roberts won 6-2, 6-2 as did the No. 2 team of Renata Vasconcelos and Kelly Nantais who won 6-0, 7-6.Â
Christopher will be back on the court at 4 p.m. Tuesday to host Pajaro Valley.
VOLLEYBALL
Gilroy loses in four to Alisal
Gilroy’s Harrison continues to improve
LaTherian Harrison’s game just keeps getting better.
The senior shot her best round of the season — recording a 56 — against  Pacific Grove Thursday. Harrison recorded two pars on Holes 4 and 9, both of which were par 4.Â
Cierra Montoya-Valdez was also out on the course for Gilroy, but remains limited after returning from appendicitis. Â
