CCS Basketball: Watsonville, Pajaro Valley boys sneak into postseason
For the first time since the 2011-12 season, the Watsonville Wildcatz boy’s basketball team will play in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Aptos’ Jewels Chavez named SCCAL’s most impactful player
Aptos High senior Jewels “Sparky” Chavez was a huge difference maker this season for the Mariners softball team and she became what head coach Phil Rojas called the best leadoff hitter during his tenure with the program.
“I nicknamed her (Sparky) because of how she...
Boys' soccer roundup, 1/18: Pajaro Valley drops PCAL-M game to Salinas
Pajaro Valley fell 6-1 to Salinas in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division action on Wednesday night at The Pit.
PCAL Placings: Winners, surprises and everything in-between
As if the MBL’s Gabilan division was not tough enough already, the PCAL’s Gabilan division boosted the difficulty a whole ‘nother notch.
Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison
LANSING, Mich. — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, "I just signed your death warrant."
Boys' CCS basketball: Aptos runs into buzz saw in Monterey
Top-seeded Monterey cruised to its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in three years with a 59-31 rout of No. 2 Aptos on Saturday at Palo Alto High.
PV’s Olivia Contreras named Cypress Division’s co-MVP | All-PCAL girls basketball
Pajaro Valley senior Olivia Contreras may have saved her best for last going into the final season as a member of the girls’ basketball team.
The Grizzly star player put together an unforgettable campaign as she helped lead the program to a Pacific Coast Athletic...
HS football: Watsonville taps alumnus Anthony Valdivia as new head coach
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High School athletics department announced this week that Anthony Valdivia was named the new head coach of the varsity football program.
Valdivia, a Watsonville alumnus and former player from 2001-04, returns to the team after a 15-year absence.
“It’s my school,” he said “It’s...
Raiders release CB Sean Smith, RT Marshall Newhouse
The Raiders also officially announced the signing of defensive tackle Justin Ellis to a three-year contract and signed receiver Griff Whalen to a one-year deal. Ellis had agreed to the deal last week to stay off the free-agent market but it was not announced until Monday.
Ashes and stinging smoke mark devastation in wine country
Newly homeless residents of California wine country took stock of their shattered lives Tuesday, a day after wildfires killed at least 15 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and businesses. Hundreds more firefighters joined the battle against the blazes, which were still completely uncontained.












