TRACK: Low turnout but high effort at 42nd Avis Kelley
On March 31, Gilroy High sprinter Jourdan Soares won his 100-meter dash preliminary heat and was slotted into the finals as the No. 1-qualifier out of 39 participants in the field. Later that saturated Saturday morning, heavy rains and blustery winds interrupted the 42nd annual Avis Kelley Invitational – GHS's home meet that routinely attracts dozens of teams. And for the first time in its illustrious history, the meet had to be postponed.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: CHS girls track finishes dual season 6-0
The Christopher High girls varsity track and field team completed a 6-0 Monterey Bay regular season record after victories over Seaside (94-32) and Monte Vista Christian (103-19) on Thursday at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Logjam at top of MBL baseball standings
The Christopher High baseball team was inches away from victory Wednesday. Instead, Monte Vista Christian held on for a 3-2 win and, with it, created a logjam at the top of the Monterey Bay League standings.
SOFTBALL: Monterey hands Christopher first league loss
With the regular season finish line fast approaching, the chase for the Monterey Bay League crown in softball is down to a two-horse race. And the two teams are neck and neck as they jockey for the top position.
MONDAY ROUNDUP: CHS baseball, golf and GHS softball victorious
Anchored by Brian Ransom's complete game, three-hit gem on the mound, the Christopher High baseball team took down Monte Vista Christian 3-1 in a key Monterey Bay League matchup Monday in Watsonville.
TRACK: Locals hold their own at competitive Top 8
After pole vaulting to a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches at last Thursday's dual meet against Salinas, senior Luis Magana had it mind to literally raise the bar. Magana set his sights on 14-feet – and he had two chances to do it during a busy weekend at the track for select members of the Gilroy High track and field team.
LACROSSE: Cougars outlast York, 7-4
A hot start and solid finish proved the right formula in producing a 7-4 victory for the Christopher High lacrosse team over York on a warmer-than-usual Friday in Gilroy.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: GHS baseball wins again; Magana sets PR in pole vault
Luis Magana cleared a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches in the pole vault during Gilroy High's Tri-County Athletic League dual meet at Salinas High on Thursday.
BASEBALL: CHS begins critical four-game stretch with win
Leading into Wednesday's slate of games, the Christopher High baseball team had established a 6-0 Monterey Bay League mark, outscoring the league's lower-tier teams 62-11 in the process.
GOLF: Cougars win second straight league match
With five rounds in the 40s, the Christopher High boys golf team captured its second consecutive Tri-County Athletic League Valley Division match victory, outscoring second-place North Salinas by 18 strokes Wednesday at Black Horse Golf Course.