Sports

A sense of normalcy returned to Santa Cruz County last week as the local high schools kicked off the cross country season. Watsonville High School squared off against Harbor High School on Feb. 18 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League competition, which was the...

WATSONVILLE — Monte Vista Christian punched an early ticket to the Central Coast Section playoffs with a statement win last week against Alisal High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission play. But  two big questions remain: who will the Mustangs play and how high will...

The Wildcatz earned the No. 12 seed in Division I, and will host unseeded Milpitas High on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the first round of the bracket.

WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team had many factors in its favor heading into Wednesday night’s Central Coast Section play-in match against North Salinas High. The Wildcatz were set with home-court advantage and were riding on a 12-match winning streak. But Watsonville lost a...

The Wildcatz found just enough cracks in Pajaro Valley High’s high defensive line and cruised to a 3-0 win over their youthful rivals in Thursday night’s Monterey Bay League Gabilan division match under a steady drizzle.

The Mariners lost another heartbreaker at home against Oakdale but still remain at the top of this week’s PV Sports Power Poll.

SALINAS—The Monte Vista Christian football team had to play until the final whistle to stun previously unbeaten Alisal High on Thursday night.  The Mustangs scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and made a defensive stop on the final play of the game en route...

Just last year, the Cabrillo College football team returned to the field after a two-year suspension that nearly led to a lifetime ban for the program.   The Seahawks dropped their season opener to De Anza College, leaving a bitter taste of defeat and setting the...

CASTROVILLE—The football season hasn’t gone quite as planned for North Monterey County High first-year head coach Juan Cuevas.  He knew there would be some growing pains and a lot of bumps in the road, including some tough losses. Cuevas said once teams begin to start losing...