Watsonville girls’ team rewarded with trip to postseason | CCS basketball
Members of the Watsonville High girls’ basketball team weren’t sure whether they’d get a chance to compete in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
But the Wildcatz snuck their way into the Division I bracket technically as the No. 16 seed and will play at No....
Grizzlies notch first win of the season | High school softball
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...
Mariners set to make a run in the CCS D-III playoffs | Boys basketball
APTOS—The Aptos High boys’ basketball team might actually get its chance to play a rubber match against league rival Santa Cruz High in the upcoming Central Coast Section postseason.
The Mariners and Cardinals, co-champions of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, split their regular-season meetings...
Grizzlies capture Cypress Division crown following win over NMC | Boys soccer
CASTROVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Daniel Murillo was in a bit of a funk going into Tuesday night’s league match in which the Grizzlies boys’ soccer team desperately needed a win in order to keep its playoff hopes alive.
However, he picked the perfect time to...
Determined Mariners squad set sail for SCCAL play | Girls soccer
The dress rehearsal stage of the 2024-25 season is over for the Aptos girls’ soccer team.
After further review, most of the critics would probably agree they are lined up to be one of the premiere squads in the Central Coast Section.
The Mariners are coming...
Pajaro Valley promotes Casey Neligh to football head coach
Pajaro Valley High School announced Thursday that football defensive coordinator Casey Neligh was promoted to head coach of the program for the upcoming 2023 season.
The 38-year-old Salinas High alumnus took a big leap in his life after he proposed to his fiancee, Pajaro Valley...
Sharks one step closer to reaching D-IV title game | CCS baseball
WATSONVILLE—There was a buzz going around the locker room shortly after the St. Francis High baseball team found out where it was placed in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
That feeling of excitement is still lingering after the No. 4 seeded Sharks defeated No. 5...
Mustangs ready to ride in Gabilan division | High school wrestling
WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian wrestling team will face a series of tough challenges this upcoming season.
Apart from having a roster of primarily underclassmen, the Mustangs were bumped up to the more competitive Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division, by default.
MVC coach Jeff Silveira would’ve...
Monte Vista Christian adds two new head coaches to athletics department
Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.
The school’s athletics website posted in June that Juan Diego Alvarez and Al Toney were brought on board to lead the girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball programs,...
Sharks focus on improving skills prior to PCAL action | High school wrestling
WATSONVILLE—There were times last year when St. Francis High sophomore Johnny Croghan was the lone Shark practicing in the wrestling room.
The Sharks anticipate a different story this season after the program saw a bigger turnout of wrestlers who continue to show up on a...
Man shot to death in Main Street business center
This story has ben updated from a previous version.
One person was shot to death Wednesday night near a suite of restaurants and businesses that...























