Christopher High School

GILROY—Not many field hockey games end with the teams practicing corner shots on one another, but that’s the type of relationship the teams of Gilroy and Christopher have.

LAFAYETTE, INDIANA—A smile creeps across Makaio Duyao’s face when he recalls playing in the Colt World Series and it gets a little bigger when the game’s final inning is mentioned.

GILROY—The big swings from Ally Foster and Olivia Tabron had Christopher fans going wild, but there was another Cougar in the middle that made her presence known Tuesday night: Khaya Price.

GILROY—The Christopher volleyball team made the move to the Monterey Bay League’s tough Gabilan Division last season, joining powerhouse teams such as Salinas, San Benito and Notre Dame. The perennial favorites took the top three spots, but the Cougars proved they deserved to be there, too and finished fourth in the division with a 14-18 overall record. Now that it has a year of experience under its belt, Christopher is looking to infiltrate the top three.

GILROY—“This year, I think we have it all in place,” Christopher field hockey coach Lia Peterson said overlooking the field of around 50 girls who turned up for practice on Aug. 19.

GILROY—While other football players in California were sleeping and dreaming about the upcoming season, Christopher’s were watching their dream come true and working towards achieving a new one.

Last year, three girls’ teams claimed league titles at Christopher in golf, swimming and track and field. There were two other Cougar teams, boys and girls water polo, who were close to hanging their own banners up and they are determined to take their rightful places in the gym this season.

GILROY—There’s a new, but familiar face leading the Christopher Athletic Department this year.

TRES PINOS—Alyssa Elliott and Rachel Tripoli are students at San Benito and Christopher, respectively, and neither one plays a sport in high school.

GILROY — Among the hoards and within the wafting aroma of literally tons of garlic were athletes and coaches who see and smell it all as the revenue of a new season.