Christopher High School

GILROY—Christopher fell just four points shy of beating Carmel and going 3-0. But with all the things the Cougars did right against the Padres, they aren’t hanging their heads.

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

GILROY—When it comes to Christopher and Santa Catalina, eight is the magic number.

You can just call them the comeback kids.

Santa Catalina was no match for Christopher's Melanie Tanaka.

CARMEL—Heading into Saturday’s contest Christopher coach Tim Pierleoni said Carmel would be one of the team’s toughest opponents all season—and he was right.

GILROY—The score of the Christopher and Gilroy volleyball game was quickly forgotten by the players Thursday night. After the match, Cougars and Mustangs talked, laughed and posed for pictures together and for the seniors, the evening was bittersweet.

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

GILROY—Any doubts about Christopher have been wiped away. The Cougars were dominate on both sides of the ball in their 48-14 pummeling of Live Oak on Sept. 12 at home. The offense, which produced just 12 points against Sobrato, racked up 390 yards on the Acorns—365 of which came in the air.

Natalie Gutierrez continues to shine for the Christopher girls golf team.