Ocean Speedway: Macedo, DeCarlo, Ahlwardt sprint for victories
Cole Macedo recorded his first career victory at the Watsonville Ocean Speedway by winning the Taco Bravo Ocean Sprints main event race.
E.J. Kelly wins top boys' athlete in Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship
St. Francis High alumnus E.J. Kelly was named one of the top honorees for the 20th Annual Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship award.
Weekly Roundup, 4/5: Watsonville baseball drops PCAL-Mission game to Soledad
Senior pitcher Dylan Vargas took the loss for Watsonville, which is 2-13 on the year and will make the long trip to Soledad for the second game of the two-game series today at 4 p.m.
HS Softball: M.V.C.’s Samantha Baer on special hitting streak
The Mustangs’ starting pitcher has hit four home runs over her last five games — all of them Pacific Coast Athletic League wins — and is 9-for-12 overall with 10 RBI. She also has two doubles and a triple to go along with her four homers.
HS Track & Field: Watsonville’s Ruiz resets 3,200 record
Watsonville sophomore Layla Ruiz reset her school record in the 3,200-meters while racing against some of the best high school distance runners in the state at the Stanford Invitational on March 29.
Tony's Thoughts >> Going yard: Sluggers, coaches break down keys, memories of hitting homers
I’ve never hit a home run, and I probably never will — you’ll never catch me playing adult league softball, sorry. So I went around South San Cruz County, and asked some of the top sluggers and their coaches what it’s like to go yard and what it takes to get the ball over the fence.
JC Softball: There’s no need to fear, Quintana-Martin is here
After playing meaningful minutes on one of the most successful women’s basketball teams in school history, the true freshman stepped off the court onto the diamond and immediately established herself as one of the premier hitters on the roster.
PCAL realignment: Watsonville, P.V., St. Francis boys' hoops placed in same division
The Watsonville, St. Francis and Pajaro Valley boys’ basketball teams will be fighting for the same league title next winter.
Togo's HS Athletes of the Week, 3/29: Hunter Matys & Alicia Mendez
The Togo's High Athletes of the Week for the week of March 18-24.
HS Track & Field: Local athletes speeding toward record times, championships
South Santa Cruz County had to say goodbye to a handful of talented and decorated stars at the conclusion of last spring, but the holdovers have unflinchingly stepped into their vacated shoes and provided plenty of excitement through the first month of the season.
