High School Sports

Looking to stop a two-game, scoreless losing streak, the Gilroy High girls varsity soccer team continued a challenging slate of nonleague tilts against Monta Vista-Cupertino. 

Senior Merrett Brown hadn't made a shot all night until she hit nothing-but-net when it counted most - with nine seconds left and the Christopher High girls varsity basketball team down one point.

During the 2011 season, Christopher High football player Marcus Harrell scored touchdowns five different ways - receiving, rushing, passing, interception return and punt return - making him one of the toughest players to keep track of on the turf. Stop him one way, he'll hurt you another.

When it comes to his Christopher High boys varsity soccer team, first-year head coach Ricardo Espinosa recognizes the value in the preseason.

Often times, looking back at the past won't get you anywhere in the future. In this case, the Christopher High girls varsity soccer team and head coach Janae Pimentel believe otherwise.

Gilroy High wide receiver Jourdan Soares was named the Tri-County Athletic League Most Valuable Player for the 2011 season and leads a list of eight Mustangs chosen for all-league awards.

Eight players from the Christopher High varsity field hockey team earned all-league awards following the 2011 season in which the Cougars finished third in the Mission Trail Athletic League – one win shy of making the postseason.

As hosts of the 26th annual Mustangs Classic, the Gilroy High girls varsity basketball team did well to advance to the finals with victories against Santa Catalina and Watsonville.

The Christopher High wrestling team's 2011-12 debut went off in rousing fashion Thursday night with a come-from-behind victory over San Benito in Gilroy.

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.