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December 22, 2024

Gilroy, Christopher gymnastics teams shine once again

As the coach for both the Christopher and Gilroy High gymnastics teams, Nicholla Anagnoston has the unique role of leading two distinct sports squads that practice together.  Similar to other gymnastics programs in the Central Coast Section, schools in the same district or within close...

Christopher baseball team continues historic march with CIF NorCal win

Aiden Simeon didn’t know if he was going to be able to play in Tuesday’s CIF Northern California Regional tournament playoff game.  The Christopher High sophomore along with a handful of his teammates got sick in the days after the Cougars won the Central Coast...

Christopher baseball team caps improbable CCS title run with dominating finish

The future has arrived for the Christopher High baseball team. That much was evident after the upstart Cougars dominated Sacred Heart Prep 8-1 in the Central Coast Section Division V championship game May 26 at Excite Ballpark, formerly known as San Jose Municipal Stadium. Christopher...

Christopher High baseball team roars into CCS D5 championship game

When the Christopher High baseball team won the program’s first Central Coast Section championship in 2019, Dylan Betancourt was a freshman playing on the junior varsity team.  He didn’t even get called up to the varsity team for the playoffs, as is usually the case...

Christopher High track and field team makes history in CCS Championships

It was a historic day for Christopher High in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on May 21.  The Cougars’ Kingsley Okoronkwo (triple jump) and Melia Middleton (300-meter hurdles) earned berths to the CIF State Championships May 27-28, and they’ll...

Christopher High baseball team peaking at the perfect time with CCS playoffs looming

Four high school baseball teams in the Weeklys South Valley coverage area—Christopher, Live Oak, San Benito and Sobrato—found out where they were placed after the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on May 18.  All opening round/quarterfinal games take place Saturday. Live Oak (18-8), the Blossom...

Christopher boys volleyball team sets numerous program records

A season-ending three-set loss to Bellarmine in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on May 10 couldn’t put a damper on the Christopher High boys volleyball team’s historic season.  It was a season for precedents as the Cougars (21-5) won...

Aesha Sandoval’s ID camp performance leads to scholarship to D2 program

Oftentimes it takes a proactive approach for a high school athlete to get noticed and offered a scholarship.  Last November, Christopher High senior Aesha Sandoval finally decided to attack the recruiting process similar to her play on the field: with aggression. With no offers to...

Melia Middleton leads CHS track and field team in PCAL Masters/CCS Qualifier Meet

Melia Middleton is still trying to find the form that pushed her to second place in the 300 meter hurdles race in the Central Coast Section Championships last year.  The Christopher High junior feels like she’s getting close, and just at the right time. Middleton...

Christopher’s Becker, Ezeokeke and Gilroy’s Gallegos to play in Hoops All Star Game

For the first time since they were eighth-graders at South Valley Middle School, Gilroy’s Owen Gallegos and Christopher’s Tobenna Ezeokeke will be playing on the same team.  That was made possible after both—along with Christopher’s Rickey Becker—were selected to play in the 13th annual North/South...

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