High School Sports

In the process of building a program, each game, each victory, has its own meaning. For the Christopher High girls varsity soccer team, Tuesday's matchup with North Monterey County was its first “big” game - a battle between two teams undefeated in Monterey Bay League play through three tilts.

Ten local football players will suit up for one final high school game at the 28th annual Salinas Jaycees All-Star Football game Friday night at Monterey Peninsula College.

It's all about the details. Before the Christopher High girls varsity basketball team took on visiting Monterey on Tuesday night, head coach Heather Stewart pointed out the necessity for her team to solidify the little things as it continues its climb to the top of the Monterey Bay League standings.

Takoda Bowers missed Christopher High's nonleague portion of its schedule as he recovered from a hand injury suffered in the second-to-last game of the football season. Since the junior center's return to the starting lineup four games ago, he has worked his way back to being an prime asset for head coach Kaden Bahner and the Cougars boys basketball team.

Jimmie Lopez, Ricardo Bribiescas and John Riffle all took home individual titles en route to propelling the Christopher High wrestling team to a second-place finish at its home tournament Saturday at the second annual Bert Mar Invitational.

Two games, 14 goals and two Tri-County Athletic League victories. Sounds about right.

Andrew Foster had 21 points, Wyatt Rocheleau 20 and Takoda Bowers 16, as the Christopher High boys varsity basketball team trumped visiting Pajaro Valley with its highest scoring out put of the season in a 85-53 victory Thursday night.

Lorenzo Vasquez’s header in the 69th minute propelled the Alisal Trojans to a 3-2 triumph over Gilroy High, spoiling the Mustangs’ Tri-County Athletic League debut Thursday night in Gilroy.

The Christopher High wrestling team's expectations are through the roof this season. Its list of goals starts with a clean run through the Monterey Bay League. Priority No. 1 looked to be in jeopardy as a short-handed Cougars squad entered Wednesday night's dual meet against visiting Watsonville.

After a three-week layoff and eager to begin defense of their fifth Tri-County Athletic League title, the Gilroy High girls varsity soccer team returned to the pitch for its TCAL opener and hit the ground running. Four different Mustangs registered goals in a 7-0 drubbing of host Alisal on Wednesday in Salinas.