Sports

Christopher High softball coach Amanda Tellez has become adept at juggling lineups and adapting to the whims of instability of the high school game.  But the 2023 season has been particularly challenging for the Cougars, who are relatively inexperienced compared to the premier teams and...

Brothers Drew and Mason Gumin agree on many things, but there’s one thing they disagree on—who wins when they play NBA 2K. “We’ve played hundreds of times, and I think Drew has beaten me two times the entire time,” Mason said. “That’s not true—I kill him...

His nickname may be Sleepy, but don’t mistake Nick Villarreal’s calm, laid-back demeanor for an inability to get excited or pumped up. The Gilroy High junior lets his actions do all the talking, and so far his performances on the mat have been terrific....

For 60 intense minutes, the Christopher High field hockey team played Mitty to a standstill.  The teams took turns with the possession time throughout, and even though the Cougars were edged 1-0 in the Central Coast Section playoff championship match at Valley Christian on Nov....

Audrina Salinas is an avid athlete who loves to play basketball and softball. The South County resident said she loves “everything” about basketball, and practices every day to improve her skill. Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes, and all that hard work has certainly paid...

The Christopher High girls volleyball team has dropped the opening game in each of its first two Central Coast Section playoff matches due to nerves. In both cases, the Cougars have come roaring back to win. Their historic season continues after a riveting five-set...

The road to the Pacific Coast League Gabilan Division championship goes through Carmel High, which has won the division title since the 2016 season. Christopher High knows this, which explains why the Cougars were elated after knocking off the Padres in a white-knuckle affair,...

When ESPN aired Rob Mendez's life story in a Sports Center featured segment on Feb. 16, it forever changed his life. Mendez, a 31-year-old Gilroy resident who was born without arms and legs, was inundated with messages and requests to the point where his best...

Andrew Blankley had never ran in a race quite as big as the Boston Marathon before he participated in the world-renowned event on April 17. “Hearing the crowds and high-fiving kids throughout the race was all new,” he said. “That all hits differently, and I'm...

Outside of the West Catholic Athletic League, the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mount Hamilton is arguably the toughest baseball division in the Central Coast Section this season.  That’s why Christopher High’s 7-4 league mark—tied for second entering its April 20 game against Live Oak—happens to...