High School Sports

The Apple City Jamboree was back in action for first time in two years after the football event was canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Hundreds of fans filled the stands at Watsonville High to cheer for the host Wildcatz, Monte...

PCAL Cypress Division Top Players Lineman of the Year: Matthew O’Brien-Rojo, Scotts Valley Offensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Velez, Scotts Valley Defensive Player of the Year: Nolan Smith, Scotts Valley First team offense Jjey Martinez, King City, QB Jaden Hunter, San Lorenzo Valley, QB Jacob Booker, Pacific Grove, RB Isaiah Velez,...

MOUNTAIN VIEW—Aptos High went into Friday night’s Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals in what some were calling an unwinnable game from the beginning. For a while, it seemed like the No. 8 Mariners were on the verge of pulling off a David versus Goliath...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High athletic director Joe Manfre is entering his second season as head coach of the football team.  When he took over the program, the process of having to coach in an abbreviated Covid-19 season was still a whirlwind to him.  Manfre said this season...

SAN JOSE—Watsonville High senior forward Mateo Arias walked around the middle of the pitch, pumping both fists in the air and yelling “Vamos ” to his teammates. The Wildcatz boys’ soccer team had all the reason to celebrate after the defeating top-seeded Branham High, 2-1,...

WATSONVILLE—The high school football season began this week with a pair of games that took place in the tri-county area on Thursday night. St. Francis High will have to wait at least a few more days to play its season opener after the school was...

WATSONVILLE—Last week was a rollercoaster ride for St. Francis High football coach John Ausman.  A day before their season opener against King City High on Aug. 27, he broke the news to the team that the game would be postponed.  The excitement came back when they...

PCAL Gabilan Division Top Players Most Valuable Player: Aidan Flynn, Salinas Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Pacheco, San Benito Defensive Player of the Year: Rossi Oteri, Christopher First team offense Adam Shaffer, Salinas, QB Tyler Pacheco, San Benito, QB Jo Jo Cardinale, Palma, RB Damian Morales, Salinas, RB Seamus Carey, Aptos, RB Nyziah...

WATSONVILLE—A crew of construction workers began working this week at St. Francis High on what will be an all-new Strawberry Stadium, version 2.0.  The school hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 26 led by principal Pat Lee, and school board members Jeff Kane and Ed...

The Pacific Coast Athletic League announced on Monday the recipients for the 2021-22 All-League Volleyball Teams for each of the five divisions. Below is a list that includes local players who competed in the Santa Lucia, Cypress and Mission divisions. Santa Lucia Division Elgie Bellizio Team...