Christopher High School

GILROY—Christopher’s Matt Adamkiewicz was one of the first players to reach the Severance Bell and he let it ring for all of Gilroy to hear. The junior QB led his team to it’s fourth straight Severance Bowl victory, reaching the endzone six times both in the air and on the ground en route to a 48-10 win over the Mustangs Friday at Gilroy High.

GILROY—You can’t pull Daniel Mooney away from basketball for even a second.

SARATOGA—Before the season, Christopher wasn’t sure how things would pan out. It had lost 12 players to graduation, but had a slew of young talent eager to learn the game. The question marks quickly started to fade as the Cougars came together and picked up lopsided wins all season long, ultimately leading to their third Central Coast Section appearance in three years.

GILROY—Each week, Christopher coach Tim Pierleoni has told his team “this is the most important game in the history of Christopher High School right now, right here, tonight.” Each week, the Cougars took one more step towards clinching their second league title since the program started in 2010 and their first outright title—they were tri-champs with Monte Vista Christian and Monterey in 2012.

Christopher and Westmont opened the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs with an all-out battle. 

GILROY—There’s a new coach at the helm of the Christopher girl’s basketball program, but the philosophy of the team and its goals remain the same.

The Christopher girls water polo season came to end Saturday against Robert Louis Stevenson. 

GILROY—The Christopher football team went home Friday night and checked another item off their list: win the league title.

Christopher went up against a tough Harbor, but displayed championship-style defense to come away with the win.

Each week we will recognize one area male and female athlete for their performances. This week's are: