Prep Wrestling: Lopez crowned first 4-time Bert Mar Champion
GILROY — The Bert Mar Invitational has been in exsistence for four years and Christopher’s Jimmie Lopez has walked away a champion each time.
Babb’s double-double sparks Cougars’ 66-57 win
Dillon Babb posted a jaw-dropping double-double, three otehrs socred in double digits and the Christopher High boys basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 66-57 home victory over San Lorenzo Valley on Monday night. “Overall it was a big win for us. It was a gritty battle that we needed to come away with. And we did,” CHS head coach Kaden Bahner said.
Prep Golf: Gilroy edges Cougars in crosstown match
GILROY—If it weren’t for their uniforms, it would be hard to tell the players from Gilroy and Christopher High schools apart. The Cougars and Mustangs interacted like teammates during their Thursday match at Gavilan College. To them, it was just like playing a round with friends.
BASKETBALL: Cougars downed in league opener against Watsonville
Watsonville, the defending Monterey Bay League boys basketball champion, reached 2-0 in league action Friday by handing the host Christopher High Cougars a 65-53 setback. The Cougars, 0-1 in MBL play and 4-9 overall, visit Seaside Tuesday before hosting Pajaro Valley on Thursday.
Prep Soccer: Gilroy’s Aceves GOY, Christopher’s Koontz Offensive POY
Christopher’s Vanessa Koontz and Gilroy’s Alejandra Aceves were both stellar at their respective positions and were honored for their efforts.
TRACK: Low turnout but high effort at 42nd Avis Kelley
On March 31, Gilroy High sprinter Jourdan Soares won his 100-meter dash preliminary heat and was slotted into the finals as the No. 1-qualifier out of 39 participants in the field. Later that saturated Saturday morning, heavy rains and blustery winds interrupted the 42nd annual Avis Kelley Invitational – GHS's home meet that routinely attracts dozens of teams. And for the first time in its illustrious history, the meet had to be postponed.
Prep Field Hockey: Carter leads Mustangs past Leigh
Gilroy’s Katrina ‘KC’ Carter proved why she is one of the country’s elite high school field hockey players.
Boys Water Polo: Higgenbotham’s 10 goals lead Cougars to 20-8 rout of Gilroy
Christopher’s Matt Higgenbotham seemed to have the ball perpetually attached to his hand in Tuesday’s match at Gilroy.
ROUNDUP: CHS girls hoops tops NMC, sets up first-place showdown with Seaside
The Christopher High girls varsity basketball team fended off a pesky North Monterey County squad in a 45-41 Monterey Bay League triumph on Wednesday night in Castroville.
Prep Football: Mustangs season ends with loss to North Salinas
GILROY — Garcia-Elder Sports Complex was all but empty following Gilroy’s game with North Salinas. The fans had cleared out, both teams made their ways to the lockerroom. But for one final time, senior running back Brandon Boyd took a knee at midfield, reflecting on “G” that represents Gilroy and everything he’s fought so hard for the last four years.
