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Fresh off a win at Crazy 8s in Tennessee, the 22-year-old Ethiopian captured another title on Sunday, holding off Simion Chirchir, of Kenya, to win the 45th annual Wharf to Wharf championship.

Watsonville has 63 players on its varsity team, 41 on junior varsity and 46 at the freshman level. Those are numbers that numerous programs across the tri-county would love to have, but can’t seem to replicate.

MONTEREY—Aptos High senior guard Jaylen Dang drained five 3-pointers for the Mariners’ girls basketball team in a 47-29 win against Monterey High in non-league action Monday. Dang finished with 19 points and five assists. Miricole Baity also made five 3-pointers, finishing with 17 points, and...

The St. Francis High baseball team nabbed a late lead in extra innings for a 7-6 win against Harbor High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on May 25. With the game tied at 6-all, Dez Litel singled on a 3-2 count to drive...

A controversial call on what looked like a force out at home plate with the bases loaded started a season-ending avalanche in the No. 7-seeded Sharks’ 7-2 loss to the No. 11-seeded Menlo Knights in the Central Coast Section Division II Semifinals at San J

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High football team had undoubtedly the best season in the program’s short illustrious history in 2021.  The Sharks captured the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division title—going undefeated in league play—and finished runner-up in the Central Coast Section Division V championship...

Watsonville senior Jillian Lerma typically hits at the No. 2 spot in the batting lineup, meaning her role is to get on base with the intention to score runs.  However, that all changed Wednesday afternoon when the speedy shortstop smacked a three-run double to help...

With just days leading up to the 2025 season-opener, Watsonville football head coach Manny Contreras was already required to make a potential season-changing roster move at quarterback. Tino Razo, a senior, injured his wrist during the Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree on Aug. 23, forcing...