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Watsonville freshman Isabella Alvarez had 23 points and seven steals for the girls’ basketball team in its 55-51 loss in overtime to Dublin High in the Pearl Division championship game at the West Coast Jamboree tournament in Dublin on Monday evening. Teammate junior Leilani Yasin...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Elvia Rodriguez along with members of the Grizzlies’ softball team finally got a chance to test out their new field.     Last week, the team held a private ribbon cutting ceremony and gave a toast with a glass of Martineli’s Sparkling Cider...

Clara Adams, Monterey County's all-time record holder in the 200- and 400-meter races, will transfer from North Salinas to Watsonville High for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.  The incoming junior will join the Wildcatz track and field team next year in the spring in hopes...

The Santa Cruz Warriors (4-4) fell to the Texas Legends (4-3) on Monday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, 113-107. Warriors center Deyonta Davis logged 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in 25 minutes tonight. Guard Jeremy Pargo scored 17 points and dished...

Aptos (20-6) and Pajaro Valley (20-4) were on opposite ends of the spectrum when the official postseason brackets were released on Wednesday night. The Mariners received the No. 1 seed in the D-III playoffs, and the Grizzlies were unseeded.

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ORLANDO—The Santa Cruz Seahawks Pop Warner football team had been on a mission since the season started in August.  They beat the Morgan Hill Raiders to capture the Pacific Northwest Regional title and earned a trip to Florida to play the nation’s best teams. They capped...

APTOS—When playing in a competitive league such as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, setting the tone is a crucial component if one wants to become a title contender.  Aptos High senior Jazmine Castañeda along with a powerful Mariners girls’ soccer unit has done just...

Behind their hard-hitting one-two punch of outside hitters Maggie Walters and Sam Strah, top-seeded Soquel topped No. 2 Aptos 25-20, 18-25, 25-14, 25-16 on Saturday night for the Central Coast Section Division III title at Watsonville High.