BASKETBALL: CHS girls to host Los Gatos in CCS first round
The Monterey Bay League champion Christopher High girls basketball team was placed into the Division II bracket and will host Los Gatos in the first round of the Central Coast Section playoffs Tuesday night. Game time is 7 p.m.
Soccer: Burlingame stuns GHS girls on PKs, 4-3
Gilroy High’s girls soccer team saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion Saturday, falling 4-3 on penalty kicks to Burlingame after the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal had been a scoreless tie at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.
Track and Field: Mind over matters
GILROY — Nothing was going to stop the Avis Kelley Invitational from going on Saturday: Not the rain, not the condemned bleachers and not the semipro football game scheduled for that night.
Football: Pair of CHS senior linemen invited to all-star game
Christopher High senior linemen Tyler Decarlo and Tomas Zamora have been invited to play in the Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game on July 17 at San Jose City College.
Soccer: San Benito boys get first league win over Christopher
Throughout the first eight games of the year, the San Benito boys soccer team had trouble finishing and putting away teams. Against Christopher on Tuesday, the Balers did just that in a 3-0 win. After a back and forth first half, where neither team could score despite constant pressure on both sides of the field, San Benito took control in the second half.
FOOTBALL: Annual Midnight Madness practice kicks off Cougars’ campaign
Jogging in formation, the click of their cleats on the pavement audible as 47 Christopher High varsity football players, hidden under matte black helmets, moved through the darkness of the campus' corridors.
VOLLEYBALL: GHS out of sync in loss to Monterey
The Gilroy High boys volleyball team knew it had to contend with Monterey High kill leader, Stephen Dorsey. That challenge isn't new to the Mustangs or any opponent, really. Dorsey, a state meet medalist in the high jump last season, will get his points. He registered an unassuming 17 kills in an otherwise even matchup between the Tri-County Athletic League's last two league champions Tuesday night.
