Sports

SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos and Santa Cruz boys’ basketball teams finished as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions, splitting the regular season series at one game apiece. On Thursday, they had one final chance to settle the score once and for all in the Central Coast...

The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team earned the No. 2 seed in the Division I field for the upcoming CIF NorCal Regional playoffs.  The Wildcatz (16-4-3), who are coming off a Central Coast Section Open Division championship run, will host No. 7 Modesto (18-1-3) in...

SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Warriors guard LJ Figueroa was lights-out coming off the bench and recorded a double-double to help the Sea Dubs to victory Monday night.  Figueroa finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds in a 110-98 win against the NBA G League Ignite in...

SAN JOSE—The Aptos High competition cheer team made a name for itself this past weekend at the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High School.  Team captains Jessika Parra and Gwen Parry along with the rest of the Mariners’ cheer squad captured the Show Cheer...

SALINAS—St. Francis senior Kai Price put together a stellar performance on the mound Wednesday afternoon as he tossed a no-hitter in just five innings of work. The left-handed pitcher struck out 10 batters and gave up four walks for the Sharks baseball team in its...

GILROY—The Aptos High boys’ track and field squad displayed another powerful performance to help claim the team title at the Garlic Classic Invitational at Christopher High on March 19. The Mariners finished with a score of 66.25 in the 21-team field. Enterprise (57.5) took second,...

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High track and field team had a day off from practice last week and a majority of the athletes took advantage to rest during their free time.  That wasn’t the case for senior distance runner Julian Vargas, who was putting in the...

APTOS—The Aptos High baseball team went into last week’s pivotal meeting against Santa Cruz High eager to prove itself the best team in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. Gabe Gaeckle was instrumental in helping the Mariners beat the Cardinals, 9-0, on April 14, responding...

The Watsonville High baseball team defeated the Wildcatz alumni team, 7-1, in the Watsonville Wildcatz baseball alumni game on April 15. Here's a glimpse of last week's action that took place at Harlan Guy Field.

WATSONVILLE—The dream scenario for most softball players is having a chance to win it all for their team with one swing of the bat. Watsonville High junior Abreanna Alba was given that opportunity in Wednesday’s shootout against San Benito High.   “I felt like throwing up, my...