Christopher High School

VOLLEYBALL Christopher sweeps Saint Francis  Olivia Tabron continues to stay hot. The Monterey Bay League kill leading junior had 11 kills and five blocks in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School in Watsonville.  Tabron, who has 48 kills so far this season, helped the Cougars to  25-13, 25-23, 25-19 sweep. She was complemented by senior Emily Doughty who a .753 hit percentage with seven kills on 11 swings in the game and Cheyanne Dela Merced who racked up 25 assists.  Christa Arroyo lead at the service line with four aces and 15 total serve points while Merielle Gomez, playing back-up libero for the ill Michelle Toves, had 12 digs and 18 perfect service receptions.  "This group of young ladies are quite resilient," Cougars coach Brian Calimpong said. "They adjusted well to the alternate lineup."Christopher will be back on the court at 6:30 p.m. tonight against Aptos.  FIELD HOCKEY Cougars pick up first win of season Christopher High picked up it's first win of the season, a 3-0 shutout of Leland High Tuesday at home. The Cougars (1-2) will start league play at 3:30 p.m. Friday, taking on Robert Louis Stevenson at home. 

Christopher’s Matt Higgenbotham seemed to have the ball perpetually attached to his hand in Tuesday’s match at Gilroy.

Gilroy

Christopher wasted little time to jumping out to a lead against Sobrato.

Hollister

Erin Redmond can be reached at (408) 842-1694. Follow her on Twitter @DispatchERed, or send her your golf pictures on Instagram @DispatchERed.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of prep previews the Dispatch will be running leading up to the start of the season. We will focus on a different sport and team each week.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of prep previews the Dispatch will be running leading up to the start of the season. We will focus on a different sport and team each week.

Few get the chance to play high school football. Even fewer earn the honor of being named an All Star.