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The Christopher girls golf team topped San Benito Monday and it did it without two of its starters. 

VOLLEYBALL Christopher sweeps Saint Francis  Olivia Tabron continues to stay hot. The Monterey Bay League kill leading junior had 11 kills and five blocks in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School in Watsonville.  Tabron, who has 48 kills so far this season, helped the Cougars to  25-13, 25-23, 25-19 sweep. She was complemented by senior Emily Doughty who a .753 hit percentage with seven kills on 11 swings in the game and Cheyanne Dela Merced who racked up 25 assists.  Christa Arroyo lead at the service line with four aces and 15 total serve points while Merielle Gomez, playing back-up libero for the ill Michelle Toves, had 12 digs and 18 perfect service receptions.  "This group of young ladies are quite resilient," Cougars coach Brian Calimpong said. "They adjusted well to the alternate lineup."Christopher will be back on the court at 6:30 p.m. tonight against Aptos.  FIELD HOCKEY Cougars pick up first win of season Christopher High picked up it's first win of the season, a 3-0 shutout of Leland High Tuesday at home. The Cougars (1-2) will start league play at 3:30 p.m. Friday, taking on Robert Louis Stevenson at home. 

WATSONVILLE — It took the Christopher High girls basketball team a little more than three minutes into regulation to snap from its offensive funk. Monte Vista Christian School never seemed to find a way out of its, however.

Senior Mariah Martinez and junior Kristen Dennis had three hits apiece, senior Aly Olvera struck out five, and the Christopher High softball team posted a 7-1 victory over visiting Sobrato in the Cougars' home debut Wednesday in Gilroy.

Gilroy High School has joined the fight against and its calling on Mustangs fans to get involved, too. 

Katrina Carter scored to help Gilroy High’s girls soccer team to a 1-1 tie against visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Thursday night at Garcia Elder Sports Complex.

The Christopher High School Track and Field has an opening for an assistant coach for the upcoming season.

A battle with pneumonia sidelined Dillon Day from the Bob Hagen Memorial Invitational boys basketball tournament last week at Gilroy High, but there might have been nothing to keep the Christopher High star from taking the court Monday night.