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HS Sports: Watsonville fills baseball, girls basketball coaching vacancies

James Garza was hired to lead the school’s baseball program, and Zach Cook was tabbed to take over the girls basketball team, Watsonville Athletic Director Mark Northcutt recently told the Register-Pajaronian.

Weekly Roundup, 9/27-10/3: Watsonville wins Center Meet 2 behind big three

Miguel Leon, Damian Rivas and Jesus Alvarez took sixth, eighth and ninth, respectively, to help Watsonville win Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division Center Meet 2 at Pinto Lake on Wednesday.

HS Football, Week 7: League title chases starting to take shape

A look at the local high school football action happening in week 7.

Tony's Thoughts: Local football squads running against grain

Watching a pile of bodies crash into another pile of bodies for a total of three or five yards is not as fun as seeing a quarterback toss a perfect fade route down the sideline. But both methods produce the same result: touchdowns and wins.

High School Athletes of the Week, 10/5: Matthew Barcelo & Kelly Taylor

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 24-30.

HS Football Rankings, Week 7: Aptos, Watsonville stay 1-2 after wins

The Register-Pajaronian's high school football power rankings for week 7 of the 2018 season.

Ocean Speedway: DeCarlo goes flag-to-flag for Pat Pettit Memorial Shootout win

Nick DeCarlo scored an impressive victory in the eighth annual Pat & Jim Pettit Memorial Shootout Race on Sept. 29 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

HS Football, Week 6: Watsonville rallies for double OT win over North Salinas

Senior running back Matthew Barcelo scored the eventual game-winning touchdown for Watsonville (4-1, 1-0), and the defense made a gigantic stop on third-and-goal from the 1-yard line to start the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division season with a momentum-building victory.

Crash Course Season: Aptos girls water polo completes first half of league with 5-1 record

The Mariners have done plenty of winning in the short amount of time. Aptos has won eight of its last nine games, including its last four Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division contests to grab second place heading into the second round of league play.

Kaeding wins Sprint Car feature at Ocean Speedway

Bud Kaeding won the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event on Sept. 21 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.