CHS footballer Evan Vernon moves on to Lake Forest College
Christopher football player Evan Vernon made big plays on both sides of the ball for the Cougars.
Crucial third-down catches for the offense, big stops for the defense. He was awarded First Team All-League honors for three consecutive years, as CHS went 40-8. Christopher reached...
CHS three-sport star Robinson on to college at NAUÂ
Jaxen Robinson graduated from Christopher High this past spring, leaving an amazing legacy on the football field. As the Cougars’ quarterback the past two years, he led the team to a 2023 Central Coast Section final and a 2024 league title.
In the last campaign,...
Christopher’s Ella Miura heads to Long Island U.
Ella Miura captained Christopher High’s field hockey team the last two years, as the Cougars went 29-9-5 with a 2023-24 league title and made strong showings in the Central Coast Section playoffs both seasons.
In her four years on the varsity squad, CHS was 63-18-7...
Gilroy’s Kaiden Gonzales broke 54-year old school shot put record
The Gilroy High shot put record of 56-11.25 had stood since 1971 when it was set by Sal Flores. No thrower had even registered a mark in the school Top 10 since 2005. Until Kaiden Gonzales came along.
This past spring, Gonzales capped his Gilroy...
Christopher’s Shiloh Vallejos moves on to William Jessup University
In the winter, Shiloh Vallejos was a key force leading the Christopher girls basketball team to a league title and a Central Coast Section final. In the spring, she smashed the school record in the shot put.
This coming fall, she’ll be taking her athletic...
CHS soccer star Ella Oetinger heads to U. of Puget Sound
Ella Oetinger sparkled for the Christopher High soccer team for four years.
In the 2024-25 season, the senior captain led the Cougars back to the elite level with a 14-6-3 overall record, a 6-2-2 second-place finish, two playoffs wins and a Central Coast Section Division...
Morgan Hill native Jared Allen elected to NFL Hall of Fame
There are 382 members of the National Football League Hall of Fame. And one of them was raised on a horse ranch in Morgan Hill and attended Live Oak High.
On Aug. 2, the NFL enshrined Jared Allen into the Hall, its highest honor. Allen,...
Bay Area Panthers football team wins again
The Morgan Hill-based Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League closed the regular season with a 45-30 win over the Massachusetts Pirates on July 25. The victory improved the team’s record to 13-3—best in the IFL—and enhanced their standing heading into the post-season.
The...
Local track and field athletes end season on the upswing
The track and field season finished up recently with the Blossom Valley Athletic League finals on May 10 at Santa Teresa High and the Central Coast Section prelims and finals at Gilroy High on May 17 and May 24.
One local athlete, Gilroy shot putter...
High school baseball adds ‘double first base’ rule
Christopher’s baseball team closed the season strongly to reach the playoffs for the tenth straight non-Covid year. The Cougars were 16-11 overall, 8-6 in the ultra-competitive Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mt. Hamilton Division. In the playoffs, CHS upset Palo Alto 3-2 on the road...
