Christopher High School

Three local outdoor prep contests slated for Friday have been postponed due to rain.

Playing without starting pitcher Aly Olvera, who will miss two weeks of action after suffering a concussion during a tournament last weekend, the Christopher High softball team rallied for a “big team win” 5-1 over Watsonville on Thursday.

For the second time this season, the Christopher High boys volleyball team swept through Palma, beating the Chieftains 25-22, 25-21 and 25-11 on Thursday night in Salinas.

The rain didn’t keep the Christopher High golf team from teeing up against Watsonville, and amid the wet conditions and with umbrellas in tow, the Cougars – led by medalist Peter Hilkene – bested the Wildcatz 215-237 on Tuesday.

Gilroy and Christopher high winter sports teams - basketball, soccer and wrestling - will have to contend with a few new counterparts come the 2012-13 season as the prep athletics alignment process took another step forward with the finalization of division placement into the reconfigured Monterey Bay League super conference.

The Christopher High softball team took another step forward in distancing itself from the rest of the Monterey Bay League on Tuesday, swinging past Seaside 13-3 to improve to 5-0 in league action.