High School Sports

GILROY—When Gilroy and Christopher met last season, it wasn’t a pretty sight for the Mustangs. The Cougars made quick work of their crosstown rival, sweeping them 3-0 and didn’t allow more the Mustangs to score more than 15 points.

Cody Merrill and Jennifer Soto treated the CIF State Wrestling Championships like a business trip. Get in, accomplish the tasks, and if they met their goals, do a little celebrating afterward. That’s exactly what the two Gilroy High standouts did as they took home state...

Jaylan Gallardo pitched 6.2 innings, Justin Nelson had three RBIs and the Gilroy High baseball team defeated Hayward 4-2 in nonleague action Saturday in Gilroy.

GILROY—Gilroy and Christopher kicked off their seasons on Sept. 4 and 5, but came away with very different results.

Graduations and injuries were part of the journey for Christopher field hockey this year. After a challenging regular season, the Cougars put together a phenomenal playoff run.  CHS went 10-6-3 to qualify for its seventh straight Central Coast Section playoff berth. In the CCS playoffs,...

Three days before the start of the Central Coast Section Championships, Gilroy High senior Chase Saldate was at the American Kickboxing Academy wrestling with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. After two five-minute rounds, Saldate was exhausted. After all, not only was Saldate grappling with...

For various reasons, the Christopher High girls basketball team has endured more turmoil than the average prep squad. But under first-year coach Shirley Lampkin and forward Makenzie Barnes, the Cougars have rebounded this season, with their chemistry improving as the season has gone along. It’s...

On paper, Friday’s Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division game between the San Benito and Gilroy baseball teams looked like a mismatch.

Chris Critzer's water polo career at Christopher High is coming to an end soon, and coach Paul Wells knows he'll be losing a special player. "Chris is like the third real standout we've had at Christopher," Wells said. "Often times what happens is everyone else...

GILROY—Armando Padilla overlooked his team practicing and he shook his head, smiling at the thought of the upcoming season.