High School Sports

The Gilroy High girls water polo team went about obtaining its first victory of the season in dramatic fashion against Alavrez on Wednesday.

Christopher High field hockey ventured into its Mission Trail Athletic League opener against host Santa Catalina on Tuesday and survived with a 1-0 victory.

The Christopher High girls varsity water polo team defeated Scotts Valley 10-5 in a Monterey Bay League Pacific Division road contest Monday night.

The Gilroy High field hockey team improved to 3-0 in the early going of the season, stopping visiting St. Ignatius 7-0 on Monday afternoon.

The Gilroy High girls varsity volleyball team took the court for the first time this weekend and went 3-3 at the two-day Bruin Classic.

For what it’s worth, it was just the first game. And that, really, sums up what happened and didn’t happen for the Gilroy High football team in its 35-21 loss to Live Oak last week.

Christopher High football head coach Tim Pierleoni said each and every game this season will be a learning experience. After last week’s defeat to Sobrato, Pierleoni had plenty of notes to sort through in preparation for tonight’s head to head with Live Oak High School.

Christopher High’s Tiffany Roberts and Yvonne AuYeung came back from a set down to claim a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 victory at No. 1-doubles, but Watsonville’s singles play proved to be the difference in a Wildcatz 5-2 win over the Cougars on Thursday.

The Christopher High varsity field hockey team challenged another stout nonleague opponent and salvaged its second tie of the week, this time playing all square, 0-0, with Willow Glen on Thursday in Gilroy.