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.
Weekly roundup, 3/29: E.J. Kelly named CCS Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kelly and Wong were selected from a pool of 16 finalists — each pair representing one of the eight leagues from around the CCS — based upon their success on the field and in the classroom, as well as their impact in their community.
All-Pajaronian Soccer Team, 2019: Watsonville stars Elyanna Magdaleno, Ricardo Alvarado named area’s top soccer players
For the first time since the 2011-12 season, Watsonville’s boys’ and girls’ teams both finished the year with a league championship — the two programs also earned the top seed in their respective division of the Central Coast Section playoffs. And Magdaleno and Alvarado each a had big hand in their team’s success.
Togo's HS Athletes of the Week, 3/22: Jason Bettencourt & Juliana Wilson
Togo's High School Athletes of the Week for the week of March 11-17.
