Podcast: Breaking down the PCAL-Mission | Cover 3 Sports
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In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap Week 2 of the football season and talk about the ongoing cancelations, and postponements due to Covid-19.
And finally, they'll end the show by breaking down the PCAL Mission Division and give...
Mustangs’ offense blazes past Rancho San Juan | High school football roundupÂ
Monte Vista Christian football team last week was looking to keep its momentum rolling when it faced a challenging Pacific Coast Athletic League opponent in Rancho San Juan High of Salinas in non-league action.
The Mustangs offense had a huge night in the air as...
Watsonville drops preseason finale to SLV | High school football roundup
It was a defensive gridlock matchup last week between Watsonville and San Lorenzo Valley high schools as neither team allowed a single point until the fourth quarter.
Seemingly every four plays the defense would force a punt, going back and forth like a ping pong...
Road to recovery: Aptos’ Castañeda wins battle with kidney cancer | Girls soccer
Aptos High girls soccer head coach Gina Castañeda was competing as she usually does in the annual Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley softball tournament in late August to help raise funds for youth non profits.
Everything was fine until she was accidentally punched in...
Local high schools gear up for 2023 kickoff | PCAL football specialÂ
The start of the 2023 football campaign officially kicks off this weekend after weeks of summer practices and offseason workouts.
It’s a fresh start for the five local teams: Aptos, Monte Vista Christian, Pajaro Valley, St. Francis and Watsonville high schools, which are set to...
Mustangs’ title defense cut short in semifinals | CCS baseball roundup
Monte Vista Christian was eager to get back into the postseason this year with high hopes of defending both its Central Coast Section and NorCal baseball championships.
However, the No. 4 seed Mustangs were corralled back into the stable following a 2-1 loss to No....
Mariners continue to progress during rebuilding phase | Girls basketball
APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team found itself back in the rebuilding stage after losing a talented group of seniors due to graduation.
Mariners coach Bruce Funk is in a spot the program hasn’t been in for quite some time, but he believes they are...
Mustangs stay undefeated with crushing win over Stevenson | Girls lacrosse
WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ lacrosse team is still somewhat of a new program that has been slowly developing over the past three years when they first arrived on the scene.
Sure, one can still consider the Mustangs as the new kids on the block...
St. Francis promotes Robert Gomez to boys’ basketball head coach
St. Francis High announced this week that Robert Gomez was promoted to become the next head coach for the Sharks boys’ basketball team.
The 43-year-old Watsonville native is replacing Duncan Edwards who was at the helm for five years before stepping down after the 2023-24...
Mariners turned season around despite loss to Burlingame in D-III semis | CCS boys basketballÂ
APTOS—Aptos High lost 10 seniors from last year’s boys basketball squad due to graduation including standout guard Cameron Saldaña and center Jack Spinelli, who led them to a Central Coast Section title game just a year ago.
Senior guard Trevor Brady said nobody expected them...
What Makes Watsonville Community Hospital—and America—Great
Thirty-three years ago, while my family was preparing for a birthday party, I decided to arrive early. My mother was shopping for a cake...
