High School Sports

The Aptos High girls flag football team continued their dominance in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after winning their 15 consecutive game in league play Wednesday. Senior team captain Ellie Marta had an 18-yard touchdown reception, three tackles and one pass deflection to help...

In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will revisit Week 5 of high school and junior college football.  Then they'll chat with Scotts Valley football coach Louie Walters on how the Falcons are turning things around just before league play begins. And finally, the...

The Aptos High football team saw nine different players record one touchdown en route to a 60-7 crushing victory over Alvarez High in nonleague play Sept. 25. Xander Gonzalez, Anthony Najera, Magnus Vitten, Johnny Martinez, Jasiah Thompson, Bryce Boudreault and Preston Carvalho each had one...

The Monte Vista Christian girls’ volleyball team earned its first league win of the year in sweeping fashion Wednesday night. Junior outside hitter Jessie Ingram finished with a team-best 11 kills to help lift the Mustangs past Monterey High in three sets 25-22, 25-20, 28-26...

The majority of local high school cross country teams are starting to hit their stride as they begin to head deeper into the 2026 fall campaign. That includes Monte Vista Christian, Pajaro Valley and St. Francis, which continue to improve on a daily basis while...

At times, all it takes is one or two lucky plays for a team to catch momentum at the right time. That wasn’t the case for Aptos on Friday night as it saw numerous opportunities slip away in a 28-13 defeat to King City in...

The Pajaro Valley High girls flag football team was confidently aiming to close out this week with a couple of short-term goals in mind: keep their perfect record intact and push further ahead in the league standings. But, the Grizzlies were served a sliver of...

The bus ride back home for the Watsonville High football team was full of jubilation following a 20-7 victory over North Monterey County High in nonleague play Friday night. Wildcat first-year head coach Tige McSwain best described the scene with just one word. “Loud,” he said....

With five seconds remaining in the game, Pacific Grove’s offense was set up at Monte Vista Christian’s 10-yard line with a chance to punch in the game-tying score. But that stingy Mustang defense stopped the Breakers on the final play of the game for a...

Temperatures will finally begin to drop after a couple of scorching days hit the Central Coast unexpectedly this week. The only thing not cooling down at the moment is the Watsonville High girls flag football team. They kept their unblemished record intact following a 21-0 victory...