High School Sports

Before the season started, Cody Ahola had no idea how his first varsity football season would turn out. With only one game left in the year, it's safe to say the Christopher High wide receiver has been a breakout star. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound sophomore...

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 High doesn't have a storied girls golf tradition, but coach John Torres said it's never too late to begin one. The Mustangs took a step in that direction by clinching the Pacific Coast League Mission Division championship last Thursday with a dual-meet win...

Nate Cazares knows he brings a lot of energy to the pool. His enthusiasm is infectious, and often times it rubs off on his team in a beneficial way. Last Wednesday was one of those times. Cazares, who was switched to the field after...

As Ashton Pluckhan started his ascent up one of the hills on the Gavilan Cross Country Course, his mom, Piper, couldn't help but well up with tears. After all, what Ashton was doing was nothing short of monumental—and that could be considered a vast...

What the Gilroy High girls volleyball team lacks in height, it makes up for in determination. The Mustangs made it a point to pride themselves this season on defense, whether it was hustling for every ball, producing textbook passes and coming up with a...

Christopher High field hockey coach Dani Hameon knew she had the makings of a special team before the season started. Monday's match was more evidence of that intuition coming to fruition. The Cougars, who dominated host San Benito High 4-0 in a Pacific Coast...

The Christopher High girls volleyball team has qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, but has never advanced out of the first round. Barring key injuries, the Cougars should smash that playoff barrier this season. Christopher fields perhaps the best team in program history,...

The Gilroy High water polo teams have been put in an unenviable position this season—without a home pool to practice or play in, the Mustangs have a two-hour block for their varsity boys and girls and junior varsity boys squads to fit practice in...

Gilroy High has a rich tradition in field hockey, having won a Central Coast Section playoff championship while finishing as the runner-up five times. Only 11 different teams have won a CCS field hockey title, proving the Mustangs are truly one of the sport's...