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July 19, 2025

All-R-P Girls' Basketball Team, 2017-18: Aptos' Hocom repeats as Player of the Year

One of the deadliest offensive players in the Tri-County (Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito) last season, Hocom lived up to her reputation this winter while also making drastic improvements on the defensive end. The 5-foot-9 guard often blanketed the opposing team’s best guard for three quarters of the court, throwing their offensive game plan out of whack with her pestering reach and impeccable footwork.

HS Athlete of the Week, 4/3: Juliana Wilson, Watsonville

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

Girls' Basketball: Hocom steps down after 4 years at Aptos

Hocom compiled a 78-36 overall record in his four years at Aptos, and helped the program capture its first Central Coast Section title since 1983 and first outright Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown since ’82.

Local Roundup, 4/3: Watsonville softball dominates tournament

The Watsonville High softball team picked up a trio of shutout wins on Saturday in its own tournament. The Wildcatz beat Seaside High, 11-0, Cupertino High, 10-0, and Monterey High, 11-0, to improve to 9-0 overall.

Watsonville student-athlete with cerebral palsy hopes to inspire, bring change

His participation in track and field is somewhat of an act of defiance — internally and externally. He wants to push his limits as an athlete and person, and he also wants to challenge his peer’s beliefs of people with disabilities. Because of his condition, he uses a wheelchair, he has a speech impediment and his motor skills are disorganized at times. But he doesn’t want his cerebral palsy to define him. A straight-A student with a gigantic personality, Vasquez wants to break down barriers one shot toss at a time.

Dodgers get 1st runs and win of season, 5-0 over Giants

Kenta Maeda struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, and Los Angeles finally found its offense to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Saturday night for the team's first win of the season.

Warriors' McCaw injured in scary fall as team beats Kings

McCaw left late in the third quarter of the Warriors' 112-96 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night after a scary landing following an undercut by Vince Carter that appeared unintentional.

Trout, Cozart each drive in 2 as Angels top A's, 8-3

Cozart had two hits and two RBIs, Mike Trout also drove in two runs and the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Saturday.

Pacific Coast Athletic League releases placings for '18-19 winter sports

Boys and girls basketball were both split into five divisions, boys and girls soccer were split in four divisions and wrestling found its home with three.

Local Roundup, 3/31: Ruiz wins three events for Watsonville in opener

Watsonville’s Layla Ruiz won the 400-, 1,600- and 3,200-meters in the Wildcatz’s Monterey Bay League Pacific division dual meet win over Gilroy on Thursday.