High School Sports

Christopher High is located on Day Road in Gilroy, but the street sign that hangs outside the school might as well be a tribute.

GILROY—Saturday marked a new beginning for Gilroy. The Mustangs left the struggles of recent years in the past and marched out onto the team’s brand new field, determined to defend it.

Big game tested Valley Christian charged into Gilroy High to take on a Mustangs squad with something to prove. With the end of the season glaring at both schools, something had to give - though neither team conceded much in a shoulder-to-shoulder match.

The Gilroy girls golf team was three strokes shy of an upsetting Alisal Monday, but the Mustangs aren’t hanging their heads.

Christopher and Westmont opened the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs with an all-out battle. 

Christopher was only able to muster up four hits against the Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division leading San Benito during its 8-0 loss Tuesday at home.

Gilroy extended its undefeated over Christopher, beating its crosstown rival 3-0 Saturday at CHS. 

Nathan Myers jumped off the diving board at Christopher High, thinking the only impact it would have would be his body hitting the water. The then-junior was just fooling around, enjoying the honor luau as a result of his good grades. But from the instant his feet left the board, Cougars diving coach Paul Wells was watching—and his trained eyes realizing natural talent.