High School Sports

Zach Loo had 18 points and David Gonzalez scored 17 to lift Gilroy High's boys basketball team to a 69-66 victory over Watsonville on Friday night.

SAN JOSE—The shortest girl in the high jump competition was the one who stood tallest at the end.

Christopher and Palma exchanged goals, but neither gained an edge. The two teams settled for a 1-1 tie Tuesday's MBL-Pacific contest in Salinas. 

Christopher High’s swim teams swept meets at Gilroy High on Friday, with the Cougars’ boys defeating the rival Mustangs 135-5 and the Cougars’ girls winning 93-76.

If last Wednesday's 5-0 loss to Monterey was the wake up call, the Christopher High boys varsity soccer team answered the bell Friday. With 11 players to fill out the roster, and no substitutions available, the Cougars hit the road against Monterey Bay League opponent Monte Vista Christian and salvaged a 0-0 tie.

The Christopher High varsity girls track and field squad checked off another box in its run toward a Monterey Bay League championship.

The Christopher High girls soccer team kept pace with first-place Watsonville and upped its Monterey Bay League record to 7-1-1 with a 3-1 road triumph over Monterey High on Tuesday.

Nikko Villarreal had just won the match of the day, claiming a triple-overtime showdown between two national-caliber wrestlers in the 138-pound final of the Central Coast Section meet.

The Gilroy cross country may not have medalled at the Central Coast Section Championships, but it's not walking away empty handed.