High School Sports

The Watsonville High softball team had its game against North Salinas postponed due to a potential ammonia cloud hanging in the area from a four-alarm fire at Taylor Farms in Salinas. The Wildcatz (9-6, 1-4) and Vikings (5-6, 0-4) will have a make-up game in...

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...

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA—Pajaro Valley junior Marlin Ruiz happened to be at the right place at the right time on the softball field Friday afternoon.  The third baseman made the game-winning double play that helped the Grizzlies capture a 14-13 win in Pacific Coast Athletic League...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High scored six unanswered runs to beat St. Francis, 6-3, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play Wednesday.  Jayden Cardona and Adrian Leon combined for five strikeouts for the Wildcatz, who snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 6-4 in league play.  Brody...

WATSONVILLE—Leading up to their games, Watsonville High softball coach Scott Wilson likes to prepare the team for every scenario he can possibly think of. But this particular group of Wildcatz is swimming in uncharted waters.  They dropped to 0-4 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division...

St. Francis High senior infielder Noel Aquino hit a game-changing home run that helped lift the Sharks baseball team past Watsonville High on Monday. Aquino’s three-run blast in the bottom of the fourth inning was the difference in a 5-4 win against the Wildcatz in...

APTOS—The Aptos High baseball team is off to a great start this season thanks to its strong pitching. Jorden Espinoza, a sophomore, was the latest Mariners’ pitcher that helped extend their win streak to six with a 10-1 non-league victory against Alvarez High on Tuesday. The...

WATSONVILLE—It was encouraging for Watsonville High boys’ volleyball coach Crystal Cornejo-Perez to have a highly-motivated team this season.  The only thing was she wasn’t expecting them to set the bar so high, especially during her first season with the program. But the Wildcatz were fired up...

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—Aptos High starting pitcher Gabe Gaeckle last week had a career day on the mound with 16 strikeouts.  The junior ace gave up two hits and one walk for the Mariners baseball team in its 10-0 smashing victory against Burlingame in non-league action March 26. Reed...