Furr, Grandzuk, Elrod win at Ocean Speedway
Brad Furr took another step toward the season championship with his win in the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Ocean Speedway.
HS Football: Physical Condors done with losing seasons
The Condors were without a place to call home for close to two calendar years before the completion of their state-of-the-art synthetic field last fall. They were only able to play a pair of home games last season. This season, they’ll have six home games, including five straight following their season opener.
HS Football: City's squads show skills in inaugural Apple City Jamboree
Watsonville High, St. Francis High, Pajaro Valley High and Monte Vista Christian duked it inaugural Apple City Jamboree on Friday night at Emmett M. Geiser Field.
Football Utopia: Watsonville's numbers continue to rise despite statewide decline
Watsonville has 63 players on its varsity team, 41 on junior varsity and 46 at the freshman level. Those are numbers that numerous programs across the tri-county would love to have, but can’t seem to replicate.
‘Can’t look back’: Local racer nabs first midget car win
With his wrestling career on hold until the winter, Slay’s racing career got a major boost on Aug. 1, when the 17-year-old scored his first United States Auto Club Speed2 Western Dirt Midget race win at the Ventura County Fair.
Local Roundup, 8/17: Hiltz podiums in Guardian Mile — first pro race
Aptos High alumna Nikki Hiltz took third place in the elite female division of the Guardian Mile race in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday.
HS Football: Aptos senior class plans to right wrongs of last season
Aptos last season finished runner-up to eventual CCS Open Division I champion, Salinas High, in the now-defunct Monterey Bay League Gabilan division. For many, the team’s 6-1 run through the powerhouse league was an impressive feat. For the Mariners, it was a “disappointing” end to an otherwise solid season.
HS Football: St. Francis short on numbers, not on talent
Heading into the first day of class, St. Francis, a private school of roughly 250 students, has just 19 players on its roster — 13 seniors and six juniors.
HS Football: Mustangs revitalized by new coach Jubenal Rodriguez
After a disappointing campaign in 2017, there is a palpable excitement heading into the first season of the Rodriguez era. The tempo has been upped, and the player-to-player accountability has been restored. A repeat of last year’s 4-6 record, which was the program’s first losing season since 2013, won’t be acceptable for the players.
Kokkinakis wins both titles at Nordic Naturals Challenger
Kokkinakis became just the fifth player in the tournament’s history to win both the singles and doubles titles.
