High School Sports

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian football team last week began its quest for a Pacific Coast Athletic League title.  However, the journey to league supremacy took a snag for the Mustangs following a 50-29 loss to Monterey High in Mission Division action on Sept. 22.  For sophomore...

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...

Baseball season is finally upon us. Besides the recent rain storms, it has been all smiles at Watsonville High as the baseball team works its way back. The Wildcatz are led by second-year head coach Tige McSwain Sr. at the helm. In his first season...

The Central Coast Section football playoff brackets are in order and a pair of local schools will represent the area in Friday’s upcoming quarterfinals. Aptos High—tri co-champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division—and Cypress Division runner-up St. Francis both will extend their season...

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...

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...

FELTON—Aptos High’s wrestling team was on the brink of dropping below a top-3 finish at last week’s league finals after some of its studs lost in the earlier rounds.    That’s when a trio of their athletes in the upper weight classes in James Craig, Dante...

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...

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...

APTOS—It’s typically difficult to identify an MVP-type caliber soccer player when they primarily play in the defensive backfield and it’s the attackers producing all of the highlight reels with the goals and assists. Aptos High senior defensive midfielder Summer Jacob recorded just one goal and...