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Lao Tzu, the ancient softball philosopher from the Chinese Zhou Dynasty, said that a journey of a thousand outs begins with a single strikeout. Pitcher Savanah Castro ended hers with six.

GILROY - 3-0. 4-0. 5-0. 6-0. But who's counting?

Christopher and North Salinas each had three wins a piece under their belts, but one had to walk away a winner. All eyes turned to No. 3 singles player Tiffany Roberts to take home a 'W' for the Cougars — and she didn't disappoint. Roberts won the first set 6-3, but dropped the second 4-6. The Cougars' No. 3 didn't let up, taking the tiebreaker match 10-3 to help her team close out the regular season on a high note and  edge North Salinas 4-3 Tuesday on the road.  "It was an exciting finish to a good year for the girls tennis team," CHS coach Patrick McBrearty said.   No. 1 singles player Emily Barham was stellar once again, shutting down her opponent 6-0, 6-0 to remain undefeated on the year. Adena Chen, Christopher's No. 2, also won her match 6-4, 6-2 in singles' play. 

Hanna Tabron erupted for a career-high 32 points as the Christopher High girls varsity basketball team sent away visiting Watsonville 55-38 in a Monterey Bay League matchup Monday night in Gilroy.

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.

After a 10-day layoff since its last game, the Gilroy High boys soccer team took the pitch Tuesday in the first round of the Golden State Invitational, hosted by Bellarmine College.

Christopher’s Vanessa Koontz and Gilroy’s Alejandra Aceves were both stellar at their respective positions and were honored for their efforts.

Friday’s girls soccer game between Christopher and Everett Alvarez was a long winded battle that ended in a victory for Alvarez, 2-0. 

GILROY—Cougar Brevin Zollinger was on point for Christopher during Tuesday’s crosstown game with Gilroy.

Hemeon tosses four TDs in Mustangs' 28-18 home victory.