Christopher’s Melia Middleton signs with D-I Nevada-Reno, aims for early PRs in senior season
Last season, Melia Middleton didn’t establish a personal-record (PR) in her best event until the Central Coast Section Semifinals.
The Christopher High senior is intent on setting a new best early in the final season of her prep career. Having signed with Division I program...
Christopher High basketball teams see tremendous seasons end in NorCals
In search of their first Central Coast Section championships, the Christopher High boys and girls basketball teams ran into buzzsaws against their St. Francis counterparts.
The West Catholic Athletic League power from Mountain View proved to be too much in their Division II title games...
On top of their (weight) class: Gilroy High wrestlers Daniel Zepeda and Elijah and Isaiah Cortez win State championships
Daniel Zepeda, Elijah Cortez and Isaiah Cortez all started wrestling at age 5. It wasn’t too long before they started dreaming of winning a CIF State Wrestling Championship.
On Feb. 25, reality was better than a dream. The Gilroy High standouts—all sophomores—made history in capturing...
Raising Marleau: Sharks’ all-time great gets his No. 12 jersey retired
It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way.
If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau proved one thing, it was...
Raising Marleau: Sharks’ all-time great gets his No. 12 jersey retired
It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way.
If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau proved one thing, it was...
Gilroy High boys basketball engineers nice turnaround in recently completed season
An opening round loss in the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Feb. 17 did little to dampen the Gilroy High boys basketball team’s season.
The Mustangs had one of their best campaigns in recent memory, finishing 16-9, including an 11-1 mark to earn...
Christopher High boys and girls basketball teams face crucial CCS semifinal playoff stage
Win and advance.
That’s the goal of every team come playoff time, and the Christopher High boys and girls basketball squads did just that on Tuesday as they played back-to-back at home in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals.
The top-seed CHS girls took the...
Gilroy High wrestling extends record with 22nd CCS championship; six boys and four girls win titles
Gilroy High’s Coby Merrill sat expressionless as he got back in clean clothes during the Central Coast Section Masters Finals tournament Feb. 18 at Watsonville High.
Judging by his posture, one would’ve never guessed the freshman had just won the 195-pound weight class title in...
Jailen Daniel-Dalton rises and stands tall to lead Gavilan men’s basketball
It’s hard to believe that Jailen Daniel-Dalton had just one community college coach who wanted him to be a part of their men’s basketball program.
Unimaginable because Daniel-Dalton has developed into one of the premier players in the Coast Conference South Division in leading Gavilan...
Christopher High girls soccer hopes tough competition in BVAL Mount Hamilton pays off in probable CCS playoff berth
The Christopher High girls soccer team knew its first season playing in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mount Hamilton Division—one of only four A leagues in the entire Central Coast Section—was going to be a challenge.
After all, the Mount Hamilton is a step up...
