GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cougars hold off Mustangs in thrilling crosstown contest
The Christopher High girls basketball team shot out to an 11-0 lead midway through the first quarter, held that same-sized advantage at the half, carried a nine-point cushion into the final quarter and led by 14 with 3:45 to play in the game. As that saying goes, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Especially when it involves CHS and Gilroy High, where it has become the norm to expect just about anything.
Baseball: Medina tosses four-hitter as GHS improves to 4-1-1
Marcus Medina pitched a four-hitter with five strikeouts to lift Gilroy High’s baseball team to a 4-2 victory at San Lorenzo Valley on Thursday.
Gilroy wins first title since 2005-2006 season
The Gilroy High boys basketball has clinched at least a co-championship in the Pacific Coast League Cypress Division. However, the Mustangs (13-10 overall, 8-1 in league) can clinch the title outright in their regular-season finale against second-place St. Francis of Watsonville (7-2 in league)...
Prep Track and Field Roundup: Una’Dia sets GHS records on consecutive days
Gilroy High senior track and field star Samantha Una’Dia broke school records on consecutive days Friday and Saturday in the 300-meter hurdles, and set a school record in the 100 hurdles Friday.
LACROSSE: Cougars top Santa Cruz
Led by Manny Avila’s five goals, the Christopher High lacrosse team evened its early season record with a 9-8 victory over host Santa Cruz on Friday night.
Aphrodite Ayala makes fast ascent
When Aphrodite Ayala decided to compete in wrestling for the first time in her sophomore year, she had it in the back of her mind that it could lead to something greater. The Gilroy High senior proved prescient, as she signed her letter of...
WRESTLING: Nebesnick takes first, Garcia third at CCS Girls Championships
After finishing runner-up last season, Megan Nebesnick vowed to make it back to the Central Coast Section finals. She wasn't going to stop at just returning, either. Winning a section title was part of it, too.
Darren Yafai excited to man the Christopher sideline
Make no mistake: Darren Yafai is excited to be the new Christopher High football coach—it just wasn’t on his radar.
“By no means at all (was I thinking of doing this),” said Yafai, who spent the last five years as an assistant coach helping the...
Wrestling: Vasquez named Outstanding Wrestler, one of three GHS Mid-Cals champs
Jesse Vasquez said he’s gotten over the “freshman hump” in his wrestling career.
Prep Football: Cougars blank Hillsdale
SAN MATEO—The Cougars had to battle not only Hillsdale, but the wind, too—and they didn’t let either get the best of them.





















