Christopher High boys and girls basketball teams face crucial CCS semifinal playoff stage
Win and advance.
That’s the goal of every team come playoff time, and the Christopher High boys and girls basketball squads did just that on Tuesday as they played back-to-back at home in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals.
The top-seed CHS girls took the...
Gilroy High wrestling extends record with 22nd CCS championship; six boys and four girls win titles
Gilroy High’s Coby Merrill sat expressionless as he got back in clean clothes during the Central Coast Section Masters Finals tournament Feb. 18 at Watsonville High.
Judging by his posture, one would’ve never guessed the freshman had just won the 195-pound weight class title in...
Christopher High girls soccer hopes tough competition in BVAL Mount Hamilton pays off in probable CCS playoff berth
The Christopher High girls soccer team knew its first season playing in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mount Hamilton Division—one of only four A leagues in the entire Central Coast Section—was going to be a challenge.
After all, the Mount Hamilton is a step up...
Jaterius Lee among CHS, GHS players who earned distinction of playing in Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game
Jaterius Lee was in the stands in February 2022 watching his former Christopher High football teammates in the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game.
At that moment, Lee made it a goal to get selected for the annual contest in his senior year. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Lee...
Gilroy High’s Kaiulani Garcia on a State mission
Kaiulani Garcia admits that at times she can be her own worst enemy during the heat of competition in a wrestling match.
However, the Gilroy High junior—who has just two losses in 20-plus matches this season—took a huge step mentally in winning the 152-pound division...
Mustang Madness makes triumphant return
When the Gilroy High Cheerleading program puts on its signature event, Mustang Madness, its objective is to bring the community together and raise up the next generation of cheerleaders from an early age.
This year’s event performance, which took place at halftime of the Gilroy...
Christopher boys soccer overwhelms Gilroy
For the first time since the 2017-2018 season—a span of eight matches—Christopher High has beaten crosstown rival Gilroy High in boys soccer.
On Jan. 25, the visiting Cougars rolled to a 3-0 win in a Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division match—nearly five...
Live Oak, Gilroy girls basketball teams display grit in BVAL’s West Valley Division
The Gilroy and Live Oak girls basketball teams have had their fair share of adversity this season.
Both squads have had to navigate injuries and in the Acorns’ situation, they’ve also dealt with a variety of other issues that have prevented them from having their...
Coming off strong Mid-Cals showing, Gilroy High wrestlers gearing into peak form with postseason looming on horizon
For Moses Mirabal, it was personal.
Wrestling in the 138-pound title match in the Mid-Cals Classic tournament on Jan. 21, the Gilroy High junior was squaring off against an opponent from Oklahoma power Tuttle High. Just two-and-a-half weeks earlier, Mirabal lost a close match in...
Christopher girls basketball competing well in ultra-tough BVAL Mount Hamilton Division
As long as the Christopher High girls basketball team plays with grit, coach Heather Ridley will be satisfied.
The Cougars have displayed plenty of that this season, sporting a 12-4 overall record and 2-2 mark in the ultra-competitive Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division....
