High School Sports

The Christopher High girls basketball team reached unprecedented heights this spring, earning a Central Coast Section championship game appearance and NorCal playoff berth for the second consecutive season.  Previous Cougar teams had never advanced to a CCS final and now they’ve done it two years...

GILROY— Pink balloons floated in the Christopher dugout during Tuesday’s game at Gilroy High. The Cougars wore pink socks and eye black and players from both sides donned pink bows in their hair—and did it for Natalia Salcido.

GILROY — Brandon Boyd is the type of athlete that coaches dream of having. He’s hardworking, talented, modest and intelligent. He’s the kind of player who a team will rally around, but doesn’t think the team revolves around him. Week after week, he made him team, friends and family proud — especially his dad Brian Boyd, who got the rare opportunity to stand on the sidelines and soak it all in.

The Gilroy boys basketball team closed out its season with a bang. 

The Gilroy High girls varsity soccer team has won five straight Tri-County Athletic League championships with a combined league record of 51-2-7. The Mustangs last loss in league came in the season finale of 2008.

Christopher’s Matt Higgenbotham seemed to have the ball perpetually attached to his hand in Tuesday’s match at Gilroy.

Paulina Llamas scored three goals and Alora Estrada added two goals to lead Christopher’s girls soccer team to an 8-0 win over visiting Kirby on Tuesday.

Andres Jimenez and Alejandro Flores proved to be double trouble for Yerba Buena in the Gilroy boys soccer season opener.

There may have been some lingering frustrations following a disappointing loss to San Mateo the day before as the Christopher High girls basketball team exploded for a 69-21 victory against Overfelt on Day 2 of Dons Club Holiday Tournament hosted by Del Mar High on Wednesday.

GILROY—You can’t pull Daniel Mooney away from basketball for even a second.