Aptos’ Kiana Safari captures SCCAL singles championship | Girls tennis
Aptos freshman Kiana Safari solidified her spot as the league’s top player following a dominant performance at this week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships tournament in Aptos.
The young Mariners standout beat fellow teammate senior Aviana Andrews 6-0, 6-1 to claim the...
St. Francis boys’ hoops blows past King City in league opener | Weeklys Sports Roundup
St. Francis junior Robert Gomez Jr. had 25 points, including seven 3-pointers for the Sharks in their 91-43 win over King City in the teams' Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener Monday evening.
Teammate senior Nash Horton had 21 points to go along with...
Weeklys Sports Ticker: Second half surge helps Mariners shutout the ‘Catz
The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.
The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...
Mustangs girls’ team gets past Soledad in penalty shoot-out | CCS soccer roundup
SOLEDAD—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ soccer team won the coin toss to see who would shoot first in a penalty shoot-out during Monday’s Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals match against Soledad High.
Senior midfielder Jana Komposch was already set on going first even though...
Mariners stun No. 2 seeded Willow Glen in Division III barnburner | CCS football playoffs
Aptos began its Central Coast Section postseason run Friday night as one of the lowest seeded teams entering the Division III field.
In other words, it's all about survival and advancing from here on out.
Senior running back Damian Suchil had a total of three touchdowns,...
‘Catz pounce on the competition during inaugural season | Girls flag football
Watsonville High senior and football junkie Joselyn Gutierrez has been playing competitive flag football since her days of ruling the grass fields at Lakeview Middle School.
When she became a freshman, her career was momentarily cut short only because the sport wasn’t an option in...
Photos: ‘Catz football team prepares for first day of fall practice
Watsonville High and other local football teams this week were in full gear preparing for the upcoming 2024 fall season.
The season officially begins Aug. 9 with the first day of practice, but teams were still allowed to wear helmets and shoulder pads starting Monday.
After...
Veterans prepared to lead experienced ‘Catz squad | PCAL girls volleyball
It’s now or never for Watsonville High senior Daisy Cornejo as she enters her fourth year with the girls’ volleyball team.
And the same can be said for nine other Wildcatz seniors aiming to leave their mark in what they hope will be a successful...
St. Francis baseball star Nash Horton verbally commits to Pepperdine
St. Francis High senior Nash Horton last month was presented with an offer he just couldn’t refuse.
The Sharks baseball standout verbally committed to play for Pepperdine University after he was told a roster spot would be waiting for him in the 2026 spring season.
“It's...
Revamped Mustangs believe the sky’s the limit | PCAL football preview
For the past three years, Dominic Pierini has experienced just one winning season as the starting quarterback for the Monte Vista Christian football program.
It came in 2023 when the 6-foot-3,195-pound slinger led them to a 6-4 overall record and on the brink of qualifying...
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
