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Evan Shapiro continues to stay hot for Christopher. The senior led the Cougars boys basketball team in scoring for the second straight game, putting up 13 points in a 43-34 win over Lincoln in the Consolation Championship game of the Los Gatos Wildcat Shootout Friday. Three players — Josh Wheat, Adam Bravo and Miika Smith — put up eight points in the game while Chad Hartman had six. The win improves the Cougars to 3-1 on the season. Christopher will be back in action at 5 p.m. Thursday to take on Aptos in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament at Gilroy High School.  Mustangs fall in home opener If the Gilroy boys basketball team had to name one thing that hurt it Friday, it would be turnovers. The Mustangs had more than 15 turnovers in their 56-35 loss to Monterey in their home opener Friday.  Gilroy only went 2 for 5 from the line and was only able to hit one of its six 3-point attempts.  The Mustangs only trailed by one, 16-15, after the first quarter but were held to single digits for the remaining three while Monterey was able to put up 11, 18 and 11 points in the second, third and fourth, respectively.  Gilroy will look to rebound as it hosts the 34th Annual Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday vs. Anzar — a team it beat 64-34  on Dec. 10.  GIRLS BASKETBALL Cougars take third in Watsonville Tourney Cydney Caradonna put up a career-high 30 points for Christopher Saturday. The senior led the team to a 66-41 win over San Benito in the third place game of the Watsonville Tournament. Caradonna was named to the All Tournament Team for her performance through the three days.  Christopher held the Balers to just 15 points in the second half while putting up 40 points of its own. Dejah Raoof and Haley Romero complemented Caradonna with 10 points each. 

Capsules of the 2012 Gilroy and Christopher varsity baseball teams with a look back and glance forward.

GILROY—Danger pulled off four consecutive wins to capture the champ-ionship of the 43rd Co-Rec Fourth of July Softball Tournament on July 4 at Christmas Hill Park.

GILROY — Things looked bleak for the Gilroy softball team Thursday.

VIRGINA BEACH, VA. — March was quite a month for Gilroy’s Paul Fox.

Coach Tim Pierleoni saw Matt Adamkiewicz throw a football in his PE class and knew he had to get the freshman onto his team and groom him to be a quarterback.

GIRLS GOLF Christopher opens season with a win The Christopher girls golf team won its first match of the season 240-255 over Monte Vista Thursday at Gavilan Golf Course (par 31).  Natalie Gutierrez led the Cougars with a 38 while teammate Nina Velez shot a 42. The medalist of the match was Jessica Fore from Monte Vista who scored a 29.Christopher will play at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at San Benito.  Gilroy's Harrison has good outing as lone Mustang golfer The Gilroy girls golf team kicked off its season Thursday, but only one golfer represented the squad. LaTherian Harrison was the face of Gilroy High, taking on four Notre Dame of Salinas opponents. She shot a 58 on the day to finish in third out the five golfers. Harrison had two bogeys in the match on Hole 5 and 9. Gilroy will play at 3 p.m. Tuesday against Everett Alvarez at Salinas Country Club.  GIRLS WATER POLO Mustangs fall to Monterey Senior Katie Clark had three goals in Gilroy's game against Monterey, but it just wasn't enough. The Mustangs (1-2) lost 15-7 Thursday on the road. Clark led the team in goals, followed by senior Jaci Boyd who had two andAbby Kienle and Kailee Chang who each had one a piece. Gilroy will be back in action at 5 p.m. Monday when it hosts Harbor.  VOLLEYBALL CHS falls to Aptos The Christopher girls volleyball team fell 3-0 to Aptos at home Thursday. The Cougars lost 13-25, 16-25, 8-25. Olivia Tabron and Katelyn Viray both had five kills in the game for CHS. Cheyanne Dela Merced had 14 assists and six digs. Marielle Gomez led the Cougars with 14 digs, while Christa Arroyo had 11. Christopher will be back on the court at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Madonna School. FIELD HOCKEY GHS tops North Salinas The Gilroy field hockey team picked up it's first win of the season Thursday. The Mustangs topped North Salinas 4-2 on the road to improve its record to 2-0-1 on the season.  Gilroy will play at Del Mar at 3:30 p.m. Monday.  

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Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are: