Aptos eyes championship titles at SCCAL track and field finals
The Aptos High track and field programs will enter the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finals riding a perfect wave.
Both the boys and girls squads finished dual meet competition at 5-0, but now they have a chance at perfection with their sights set on...
PV United ‘13 boys team wins NorCal State Cup | Youth soccer
The Pajaro Valley United 2013 boys team was crowned NorCal State Cup champions after an impressive nine-month campaign competing against top teams across Northern California.
PV United defeated Albion Silicon Valley of San Mateo in a hard-fought 1-0 victory in the Gold Division finals at...
‘Catz enter final stretch of Mission Division campaign | High school track and field
Watsonville High senior Lisandro Pantoja last week got a sneak preview of what the best track-and-field athletes within the section have to offer.
The mighty and powerful Wildcat placed sixth in the discus event with a toss of 148 feet at the 45th annual Central...
MVC hires experienced coach Joe Sturdivant, 40, to lead football program
Monte Vista Christian School on Tuesday announced it hired 40-year-old Joe Sturdivant as the new head football coach just in time for the upcoming 2026 fall season.
Sturdivant replaced Spencer Ferrari-Wood, who spent the past three seasons at the helm.
According to a press release issued...
PV’s Olivia Contreras named Cypress Division’s co-MVP | All-PCAL girls basketball
Pajaro Valley senior Olivia Contreras may have saved her best for last going into the final season as a member of the girls’ basketball team.
The Grizzly star player put together an unforgettable campaign as she helped lead the program to a Pacific Coast Athletic...
Local duo honored for offensive production on the court | All-PCAL boys basketball
There comes a time and moment during a game when a player simply takes over a game for his basketball team.
St. Francis senior Robert Gomez Jr. and Pajaro Valley sophomore Alan Cervantes were those go-to guys for their respective squads this past winter season.
The...
Aptos’ Alexa Castañeda named league’s co-player of the year | All-SCCAL girls soccer
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer season was so jam-packed with talent this past winter campaign that coaches had no choice but to hand out two awards for the league’s top player.
Aptos High senior Alexa Castañeda and Santa Cruz senior Lia Guilarte...
Aptos duo awarded top honors for stellar play on the pitch | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Aptos High seniors Ivan Zavala and Daniel Lozano each were recognized as two of the top players in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League during the 2025-26 winter season.
The coaches within the league awarded Zavala as the Attacker of the Year for his offensive...
Watsonville’s Diego Guillen named Mission Division’s top offensive player | All-PCAL boys soccer
The Watsonville High boys soccer team had one unforgettable season this past winter by collecting not one, but three championship trophies.
It began with a Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division crown, followed by the program’s 13th Central Coast Section title and then the first-ever...
Watsonville’s Jackeline Cano named Mission Division’s best player | All-PCAL girls soccer
Watsonville High senior Jackeline Cano was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Most Valuable Player for the 2025-26 winter campaign. The Wildcatz’s star player finished with 25 goals, according to the Monterey Bay Preps website.
Cano, along with teammates senior Jasleen Herrera and...
