Weekly Roundup, 03/13: Rivas shines at track and field winter trials
Watsonville High’s Damian Rivas won the 1600 and 800 meter races at the Winter Time Track and Field Trials at Watsonville High on March 6.
Rivas finished in 4 minutes, 39.42 seconds in the 1600 and 2:09.96 in the...
On the Lowdown: High school sports continue despite coronavirus scare
*NOTE: This story was written prior to Thursday night’s decision to suspend school athletics.
Make no joke about it. The coronavirus is real and it’s slowly making its way into the Pajaro Valley.
But the big...
HS football: Watsonville taps alumnus Anthony Valdivia as new head coach
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High School athletics department announced this week that Anthony Valdivia was named the new head coach of the varsity football program.
Valdivia, a Watsonville alumnus and former player from 2001-04, returns to the team after a 15-year...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 3/6: Luke Brothers, Gabby Giuffre
Luke Brothers, Monte Vista Christian: Mustangs’ senior went four innings with eight strikeouts and earned the win against San Lorenzo Valley in non-league play on Feb. 25. Brothers also recorded a double in a win against Santa Cruz to help MVC go...
Weekly Roundup, 3/6: Catz pounce on Mariners in softball season opener
Anastacia Alba helped the Watsonville High softball team kick off the season with a bang with a smashing win Wednesday.
The Junior infielder finished with three hits, two home runs–including a grand slam–, seven RBI and four runs scored...
Boys soccer: Catz stunned by Titans in state playoffs
WATSONVILLE–The Gunn High boys’ soccer team came into the CIF NorCal State playoffs as one of the Cinderella stories.
Senior forward James Hahn helped keep the Titans’ fairytale story going with an upset road win against top-seeded Watsonville High...
Girls basketball: Mariners bring home second straight CCS title
REDWOOD CITY–The Aptos High girls’ basketball team has relied on its defense throughout the season.
That approach helped the Mariners bully the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League en route to regular season and tournament titles.
It...
College baseball: Seahawks stay cool despite longest losing streak of the season
APTOS–The Cabrillo College baseball team got off to a hot start to begin the season, winning nine of its first 10 games.
Since then, the Seahawks cooled down and they’ve lost six-straight including a 4-1 loss against West Valley...
Cabrillo College: Marcopulos steps down as men’s basketball coach
The Cabrillo College Athletics Department announced Thursday that longtime men’s basketball coach Tony Marcopulos will step down from his position.
Marcopulos spent 20 years at the helm, leading his teams to at least a share of the Coast Conference...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 02/28: Alan Bedolla, Katherine Burke
Alan Bedolla, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’ junior scored five goals in their 9-0 win over Ceiba Prep in the CCS play-in match on Feb. 19. Bedolla finished with a team-high 26 goals this season for the Pajaro Valley.
Katherine Burke,...