WEEKEND ROUNDUP: GHS playoff softball and CCS track and field trials
Gilroy High scored nine runs in its Central Coast Section Division II first round game Wednesday. With the way freshman Lauren Castro pitched in the Mustangs' quarterfinals matchup with Los Altos on Saturday night, one would've been plenty.
CCS BASEBALL: Chargers come from behind to shock Cougars
Eighth-seeded Leland High scored seven unanswered runs to stun No. 9 Christopher High 7-3 in a Central Coast Section Division II first round baseball matchup Thursday in San Jose.
TRACK: Locals set for section semifinals Saturday
Gilroy High track and field coach Cathy Silva said senior sprinter Jourdan Soares hasn't peaked yet this season. That thought is indeed promising for Soares, one of the Mustangs most successful track athletes in recent years. It is also scary for anyone lined up to his right or left.
SOFTBALL: No. 11 Pioneer ousts No. 6 Christopher in first round of CCS playoffs
The expression on pitcher Aly Olvera's face said it all. A quick glance back and up at the scoreboard above the center field fence validated the truth that her prep career was nearing the end much sooner than she and the rest of the Christopher High softball team had envisioned when waking up that morning.
UPDATED WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Track league finals, CCS swimming and CHS baseball
Everyone associated with the Christopher High girls varsity track and field team knew the challenge of warding off a deep, experienced North Monterey County squad at the Monterey Bay League Finals would be daunting but doable at the same time.
CCS PLAYOFFS: CHS baseball, softball and GHS softball earn postseason berths
The Monterey Bay League softball co-champion Christopher High (19-7) received the sixth seed into the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs and will host a first round game Wednesday.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Regular season concludes for GHS baseball, softball and CHS softball
Gilroy High’s softball team’s regular-season finale was spoiled by walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh in a 5-4 road loss to Salinas on Thursday.
GYMNASTICS: CHS qualifies to CCS as team; two GHS individuals into sectionals
Coach Nicky Anagnoston predicted that she needed to get the most out of the five members of Christopher High’s gymnastics team if it were to meet the point total necessary to qualify for the Central Coast Section finals next week.
BASEBALL: Monterey beats Christopher; Cougars face must-win Friday
Rounding the final corner of the Monterey Bay League season this week, Friday's road tilt against Monte Vista Christian already had a must-win tag associated with it. But after Wednesday's loss to Monterey High, the stakes are raised that much more for the Christopher High baseball team.
SOFTBALL: Cougars clinch share of league title on Senior Day
It figures a little drama awaited the Christopher High softball team as it sat one victory from a Monterey Bay League championship Tuesday afternoon in Gilroy. After all, no run to a title is completely bump free.
