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March 18, 2024

Cougars boys basketball proving to be top contenders for a league title 

The Christopher boys’ basketball team has reached the Central Coast Section playoffs the last four years and advanced to the final in three of those seasons.   This year, they are battling through a challenging 2023-24 league season with eyes on more playoff successes. “We have...

Mustangs starting to jell in challenging BVAL Santa Teresa East Division

After a league championship and a playoff appearance, the Gilroy High boys’ basketball team moved up a division.  With eight seniors graduating, the strength of that performance put on caps and gowns and left.  The new Mustangs are starting to jell in the challenging Blossom Valley...

Cougars girls’ basketball off to hot start going into league play 

For the Christopher High girls’ basketball team, the holidays brought a big tournament championship and extension of a school-record win streak.  And the new year brought two more wins, with league play on the horizon. The Cougars won the title in the Gold Bracket of the...

Locals compete at 55th Pat Lovell Wrestling Tournament

A group of wrestlers from both Gilroy and Christopher high schools competed at the 55th Pat Lovell Wrestling Tournament at Aptos High School on Dec. 27-28. Jose Guerrero of Gilroy won the 215-pound weight class bracket and scored 32 team points to help the Mustangs...

Brendan Doyle fits right in at Memphis

The term “statistics can be misleading” is meant for players like former Gilroy High and Monte Vista Christian standout Brendan Doyle, who is second on the tight end depth chart on the University of Memphis football team.  On Friday, the Tigers (9-3) play Iowa State...

Cougars boys’ soccer team on cusp to end playoff drought

After a series of sub- .500 records, the Christopher High boys’ soccer team posted winning records the last two seasons but still came up a bit short of a postseason bid.  The Cougars continue to have their sights set on reaching the Central Coast Section...

Cougars embody the Warrior spirit

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Christopher coach Jim Falvey sometimes feels he is coaching the Golden State Warriors: winning first-place trophies, such as in last weekend’s six-team Watsonville tournament, and describing players on his team.  “It starts with our three seniors,” Falvey said. “Nat (Javier) is a natural scorer. She...

Cougars football falls to mighty Soquel in CCS finals

With the season just a few months away, longtime Christopher High football coach Tim Pierleoni departed in June 2021.  School officials had to convince a reluctant Darren Yafai to jump onboard.   The experienced skipper agreed to help out and the decision turned into a spectacular three-year...

Cougars football rallies past Menlo

The Christopher High football team was part of another miraculous come-from-behind playoff victory following a 21-17 win over No. 5 Menlo School in the Central Coast Section Division II semifinals on Nov. 18.   After trailing 17-0 in the third quarter, the No. 8 seed Cougars...

Cougars football edges powerhouse Mitty in CCS playoff thriller

Christopher High earned the lowest seed in the Central Coast Section Division II playoff bracket and was going up against Mitty High—one of the most powerful and prestigious West Catholic Athletic League teams in the section.  That essentially meant there was little to no chance...

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