High School Sports

The Christopher High baseball team was inches away from victory Wednesday. Instead, Monte Vista Christian held on for a 3-2 win and, with it, created a logjam at the top of the Monterey Bay League standings.

A combination of timely hitting and clutch pitching contributed to the Gilroy Chaos 12-and-under softball team's tournament championship at the Spring Fling at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Manteca last weekend.

With the regular season finish line fast approaching, the chase for the Monterey Bay League crown in softball is down to a two-horse race. And the two teams are neck and neck as they jockey for the top position.

Anchored by Brian Ransom's complete game, three-hit gem on the mound, the Christopher High baseball team took down Monte Vista Christian 3-1 in a key Monterey Bay League matchup Monday in Watsonville.

After pole vaulting to a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches at last Thursday's dual meet against Salinas, senior Luis Magana had it mind to literally raise the bar. Magana set his sights on 14-feet – and he had two chances to do it during a busy weekend at the track for select members of the Gilroy High track and field team.

A hot start and solid finish proved the right formula in producing a 7-4 victory for the Christopher High lacrosse team over York on a warmer-than-usual Friday in Gilroy.

Despite committing five errors and allowing eight hits, the San Benito High baseball team beat Gilroy 9-4 Friday to with its sixth-straight Tri-County Athletic League game.

Luis Magana cleared a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches in the pole vault during Gilroy High's Tri-County Athletic League dual meet at Salinas High on Thursday.

Leading into Wednesday's slate of games, the Christopher High baseball team had established a 6-0 Monterey Bay League mark, outscoring the league's lower-tier teams 62-11 in the process.