High School Sports

A new era under Zach Hewett officially began last week as the Aptos High football team took the practice field for the first time this season.  Prior to taking the helm, the 39-year-old head coach knew there wasn’t going to be much of a change.  For...

It took Watsonville some time to get tuned in Friday night during its first Central Coast Section playoff game in almost nearly a decade. But once the butterflies settled, there was no stopping the recently crowned Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division co-champion.     Junior forward Leon...

Monte Vista Christian’s baseball team continues to run on all cylinders following an 11-1 crushing victory over Rancho San Juan in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Thursday afternoon.  Mustangs sophomore pitcher Chris Bautista allowed one run on six hits and one walk while...

Aptos High junior Alexa Castañeda had four assists and one goal in the Mariners' win over San Lorenzo Valley High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer action Thursday. Fellow teammate sophomore Isabella Hartnett had a pair of goals, and freshman Gigi Zuñiga had...

St. Francis sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer were named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division’s co-Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season. Calfee and Whitmeyer were also all-league first team selections for their stellar play on the court. They led...

After pushing through a tough week of class finals, Monte Vista Christian senior Rhazelle Gonzales still had one more test to go before heading into the holiday break.  The Mustangs girls’ basketball team capped off their preseason portion of the schedule in a battle tested...

After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Alisal last week, St. Francis was aiming to bounce back against Scotts Valley in what was a rare Thursday night “home” game at Cabrillo College. The only thing was they would have to do it with several key injuries...

St. Francis senior Nash Horton had a team-best 27 points to go along with 14 rebounds and seven steals for the No. 5 seeded Sharks in Tuesday night's 86-60 loss to No. 4 Oakwood in the Division V quarterfinals.  Teammate junior Robert Gomez Jr. finished...

Pajaro Valley senior Cesar Velazquez had one goal and three assists in the Grizzlies’ 6-0 crushing victory over Rancho San Juan in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division boys soccer action Monday. Juniors Raymond Mata and Andres Perez, along with freshmen Oscar Lopez, Julio Cruz...

Correction: A previous version of this story said the Watsonville boys' volleyball team last won a league championship in 2016, which is not true. Watsonville won a league championship in 2022. The historical run for the Watsonville boys’ volleyball team came to a crushing end...