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https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-1-great-to-be-back In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will take a step back in time to quickly talk about the shortened Covid-19 season. Then they’ll dive into some football to talk about how the divisions are laid out this season. And finally, they’ll...

APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team found itself back in the rebuilding stage after losing a talented group of seniors due to graduation. Mariners coach Bruce Funk is in a spot the program hasn’t been in for quite some time, but he believes they are...

In order for the Watsonville High Wildcatz to thrust themselves back into the Monterey Bay League Pacific division title chase, they will have to do something they haven’t done since the late ‘90s: beat Gilroy High.

Behind senior Daivian Quintana’s pitching and an explosive first few innings, Pajaro Valley squashed a 131-game losing streak against league opponents with a 7-2 win over cross-city rival Watsonville in Monterey Bay League Pacific division action on Friday night.

For the Aptos Mariners, athleticism and depth play a pivotal role for a team that seeks its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship since 2012.

Wilson, who is already verbally committed to play NCAA Division I softball for the University of Central Florida, powered the Wildcatz to their first-ever CCS title, which was also the first section softball title for any team from Santa Cruz County.

Watsonville High senior running back Evan Delozier, senior tight end and fullback Gibert Marinez, junior offensive lineman Andres Galvan and senior defensive back Johnny Bravo all made the team, while Pajaro Valley High senior linebacker Angel Chavez and North Monterey County High senior receiver Jerry Perez joined them.

Junior catcher hit three home runs, two triples and a double to knock in nine runs over five wins for the Wildcatz last week.