BASKETBALL: Walker named to TCAL first team
Charles Walker garnered Tri-County Athletic League recognition in two categories, including a bid to the first-team all-league list after his senior season with the Gilroy High basketball team.
Prep Roundup: Oct. 1
The Christopher boys water polo finished off the first half of the season with a 22-9 thrashing of San Lorenzo Valley Tuesday at home.
Christopher Athletes of the Year: Purrfect Pair
Whether it was beating each other to the finish line or beating each other to the lunch line, Christopher’s Cydney Caradonna and Rayshon Mills have been in constant competition since sixth grade. Neither was content with letting the other one win. As a final accolade of their high school careers, Caradonna and Mills are both in the spotlight as the Gilroy Dispatch Athlete of the Year selections from Christopher High—and there’s no one else they’d rather share it with.
NCAA Field Hockey: Gilroy Grown
STOCKTON—Dani Hemeon caught herself cheering on her cousin, Emma Leach, and had to stop herself. Under normal circumstances, she’d be rooting for her as loud as anyone, but Sept. 14 was anything but normal.
Aguilar, Andrade take second at CIF state wrestling
BAKERSFIELD—Two finalists. Four medalists. Nine qualifiers. Fifth place in the state.
Prep Soccer: Cougars blank Gilroy, spoil Senior Night
GILROY—Just two days earlier, Christopher’s Senior Night was spoiled by San Benito. On Friday, the Cougars returned the favor.
Prep Lacrosse: Crosse-ing over
As a teenager, Christopher’s Athletic Director Darren Yafai dreamed of playing lacrosse. He knew the game inside and out, learning all the skills from his father, who had played in Canada. He frequently talked lacrosse with Gary Podesta—the head coach of the Santa Clara University team at the time—during his shift at Nob Hill where he bagged groceries. There was only one thing stopping Yafai from playing—Gilroy didn’t have a team.
Tennis: Christopher’s Vong reaches quarterfinals of TCAL tourney
Christopher High boys tennis standout Victor Vong reached the quarterfinals of the TCAL singles tournament, where he was eliminated Thursday with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Palma’s Mitchell Huntington at Chamisal.
Prep Roundup: Jan. 9
The Christopher boys basketball team gave its home crowd quite a show Wednesday.
Prep Football: All-Star Game was about more than the score for South team
SAN JOSE—A goal 18 years in the making was finally accomplished Wednesday night.
