High School Sports

CASTROVILLE—The football season hasn’t gone quite as planned for North Monterey County High first-year head coach Juan Cuevas.  He knew there would be some growing pains and a lot of bumps in the road, including some tough losses. Cuevas said once teams begin to start losing...

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian junior pitcher Jojo Keldsen earned some big-time bragging rights for the rest of the year against some of his childhood friends Wednesday afternoon. The right-hander recorded 12 strikeouts for the Mustangs baseball team in its 3-1 win over Watsonville High in Pacific...

APTOS—The divisions and seedings for the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs were all set in place on Thursday evening.  And when it was all said and done, Aptos High coach Gina Castañeda was hoping they’d end up in the Division I field. Especially because they...

APTOS—Aptos High was considered to be one of the main contenders in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, especially with a squad that featured some big-time names on the pitch. A pair of those names include junior attacker Eddie Alvarez and sophomore midfielder Nami Banks,...

WATSONVILLE— The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team began league play exactly how they intended.  With a decisive win. The Mustangs defeated Notre Dame Salinas, 38-11, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Tuesday night.   Sophomore guard Sophia Cortes made her presence known with...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Jayden Cardona last week made his debut on the mound for the Wildcatz baseball team, going up against familiar faces who once sat alongside him in the same dugout.  The right-hander recorded two strikeouts en route to a 6-3 come-from-behind win against...

Watsonville High’s Daisy Cornejo was one of several impact players that helped the Wildcatz girls’ volleyball team earn a trip to the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs in 2023.  The junior outside hitter and defensive specialist was all over the court this season. Cornejo...

Ever since Gladys Mondragon took over the program in 2005, the Watsonville High girls’ soccer team has been consistently showing up to compete. This season should be no different. “I think that we have the players to defend, we have the players to attack,” she said....

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian girls volleyball coach Natalie Picone may be new to the program but the first-year skipper is already finding success with the team. The Mustangs are on the verge of bringing home a league title for the first time in nine years since...

SOQUEL—Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill won four events including a record-setting performance in the high jump at the fifth annual Knights Invite.  Churchill, who is competing next year at UC Davis, jumped a personal-best 5 feet, 08 inches that helped her claim the high jump...