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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.