VOLLEYBALL: CHS coach steps down, Cougars lose to Anzar
It has been an unconventional couple of days for the Christopher High girls varsity volleyball team.
ROUNDUP: GHS field hockey routs North Salinas; CHS girls water polo wins
Three different players registered at least three goals as the Gilroy High field hockey team routed visiting North Salinas 15-0 in an early season nonleague engagement Tuesday.
FOOTBALL: Sobrato defeats Christopher in season opener, 38-19
Sobrato established a three-score first-half advantage and held off host Christopher High 38-19 in front of a spirited crowd at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex on Friday night in Gilroy.
FOOTBALL: Acorns win opener, snap three-game losing skid versus Mustangs
Early in the first quarter of Friday night's season opener between Live Oak and Gilroy, Acorns quarterback Taylor Turnipseed and wide receiver Dominic Maciel had a 24-yard touchdown connection nullified by penalty. It stung. The drive stalled. Little did they know at the time that they'd have a few more flag-free opportunities. Three, to be exact.
SEASON PREVIEW: Christopher High football
Expectations. Three years ago, head coach Tim Pierleoni gathered a bunch of bright-eyed freshmen and sophomores for a meeting at Brownell Middle School and laid out an extensive list of goals. The Christopher High football team's 2011 league championship season – in year three – may have taken everyone on the opposite sideline by surprise. But among the CHS players and coaching staff, it was exactly what was envisioned when the program opened in 2009.
