Sports

Months after becoming Watsonville High’s first Central Coast Section wrestling champ since 2007, Pena qualified for the US Marine Corps Cadet & Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota.

The Aptos High Mariners have had a whole week to prepare for their Monterey Bay League Gabilan division debut against the Palma High Chieftains and they without a doubt needed the extra time to sort out their shortcomings over the first three weeks of the season.

Aptos High soccer standout Jazmine Castañeda didn’t make the cut the first two times she tried out for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP).  She was 13 at the time, but the news was devastating enough that she was contemplating whether or not...

Going into last week’s league-opener, the focal point for Watsonville junior lineman Luis Marquez was to contain Monte Vista Christian’s passing attack.  It was the same attack that saw Mustangs quarterback Dominic Pierini set Santa Cruz County records against the Wildcatz in last season’s meeting.  On...

The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.  The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...

Clayton Andrews was 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two scored runs. Nick Ciandro finished 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a scored run.

The Watsonville High senior was a part of the American Football Worldwide ELITE football team that represented the red, white and blue in Ireland in a game against the country’s National U20 team on March 31.

Early, now in his second season with the Warriors, converted to a vegan diet before the start of the summer and has said goodbye to all food containing animal products, including meat, eggs and diary.