Gilroy field hockey ends season ranked No. 3 in CA
Graduations and two losses in their first three games clouded the early picture for Gilroy field hockey. But the team jelled and put together a strong regular season, led by captains Kamryn Krejdovsky, Annelise Lerma and Addison Tait, along with a deep roster from...
Youth is served: Emma Van Laar paces Gilroy High swim team
Emma Van Laar admits the monotony of swimming lap after lap gets to her occasionally.
“I really do get bored of it at times, and that’s when I know I should set new goals so I can stay motivated,” said Van Laar, who just completed...
Sports Roundup: CHS baseball and boys volleyball lead leagues
Christopher HS baseball (7-4 overall, 2-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton)
Recent results: Won 5-1 vs. Leland; won 7-0 at Leland
Upcoming games: 4pm April 2 vs. Pioneer; 4pm April 4 at Pioneer
NOTES: In the opener of the two-game series against the Chargers, Jacob Huerta and Liam Aragon...
Gilroy softball sparkles with 20-8 season, CCS finals appearance
Dusty Lester’s Gilroy softball team just completed the best two-year run at the school in 16 years. The Mustangs followed up last season’s 21-7 Central Coast Section Open Division campaign with a 20-8 roll that culminated in the CCS Division I final.
Gilroy was on...
Sports Roundup: Gilroy cross country star Guzman races to 25th in state
Gilroy HS Boys Cross Country
Senior Josh Guzman finished fourth at the CCS Division II finals on Nov. 16 on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont. That qualified him for the CIF State Meet in Fresno on Nov. 30, his third straight CIF State Meet...
Sports Roundup: Gilroy field hockey finishes second in CCS, best since 2011
Christopher HS Football (9-2 overall, 6-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division)
Recent results: Lost 21-14 vs. Menlo (CCS D2)
Upcoming games: Season over.
NOTE: Menlo scored late in the fourth quarter to beat the Cougars. For CHS, quarterback Jaxen Robinson completed 17-of-23 passes for 154 yards and one...
Sports roundup: Christopher field hockey falls in playoff tiebreaker
Christopher HS Football (9-1 overall, 6-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division)
Recent results: Won 31-7 at Live Oak
Upcoming games: 7pm Nov. 15 vs. Menlo (CCS D2)
NOTES: Jaxen Robinson completed 18-of-26 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Cougars. Evan Vernon caught three for...
Gilroy wrestling dynasty stronger than ever
Just call him The Comeback Kid. After winning the 170-pound title in the Central Coast Section Championships last Saturday at Independence High, Chad Sakamoto was greeted by a flood of teammates, coaches, family members and friends as he came off the mat. The comeback...
Prep roundup: Gilroy High wrestling makes early-season statement; Joshua Guzman finishes well in State Meet
The Gilroy High boys wrestling team made an early statement by winning the Clovis West Shootout in Fresno on Nov. 19, edging Buchanan High 260.5-258.5.
Buchanan is the six-time defending CIF State champion so the importance of the Mustangs’ victory can’t be overstated. Gilroy, a...
Brolin, Harding look to nail CCS marks
In their final year of high school swimming, Ashley Harding and Katelyn Brolin are making it count. The two, along with Rachell Carnell and Ellie Pickford, make up Gilroy High’s 200-yard freestyle and medley relay teams that are close to hitting Central Coast Section...