Girls' CCS basketball: Ackerman's dominance leads Aptos to redemption, second D-III title in three years
Top-seeded Aptos won its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in the last three years, and the Mariners made it look easy with a 58-37 redemption win over No. 2 South San Francisco on Saturday at Palo Alto High.
Weekend roundup, 12/10: Sharks take home gold at Wildcatz Tourney
The St. Francis High girls’ basketball team defeated Harbor High, 45-37, on Saturday to capture first place in the Watsonville Wildcatz Tournament.
Senior Grace Kovacs had 13 points and junior Audrey Hernandez added 10 for the Sharks.
They beat Anzar, 48-7, on Thursday led by Hernandez...
Local Roundup, 6/27: Watsonville’s Juliana Wilson named to All-CCS team
Wilson, who is already verbally committed to play NCAA Division I softball for the University of Central Florida, powered the Wildcatz to their first-ever CCS title, which was also the first section softball title for any team from Santa Cruz County.
HS Softball Roundup, 5/11: Romo, Baer help M.V.C. finish season with blowout win
M.V.C. thumped Alisal High, 17-2, in Monterey Bay League Pacific division action to finish off its season with a 7-16-1 overall record and a 4-10 league standing.
Girls SCCAL basketball: Giuffre, Pardue shoot Aptos past Soquel
Gabby Giuffre and Abby Pardue shot a combined 10-of-15 from 3-point land to lead the Aptos Mariners past the Soquel Knights, 66-54, to their 22nd consecutive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League victory Friday night
Local Roundup, 9/30: Kelly, Kane lead St. Francis to dual meet victory
E.J. Kelly and Paul Kane finished 1-2 in Thursday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League dual meet wins against Soquel High and Mt. Madonna at Pinto Lake County Park.
High School Athlete of the Week, 1/15-1/20 : Chase Watkins
St. Francis High senior forward scored 51 points over a pair of wins against Aptos High and Santa Cruz High last week, moving the Sharks into a tie for first in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings.
Santa Cruz Warriors drop first road game of the season to Stockton | NBA G League
Santa Cruz Warriors forward Kevin Knox led the team in scoring for the second game in a row, finishing with 25 points in a 108-98 loss to the Stockton Kings at Adventist Health Arena on Wednesday night.
Knox added six rebounds, while teammate center Quinten...
‘Catz drop season-opener to Greenfield | High school football
Greenfield High went into Friday night’s regular season-opener as the defending Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division champion.
It’s the type of test Watsonville High head coach Manny Contreras wanted his players to face right off the bat.
In the end, it was a veteran...
Local Roundup, 4/27: Pajaro Valley’s Davis signs with VCSU
Pajaro Valley High alumnus Zack Davis recently signed his letter of intent to run cross country and track for NAIA Valley City State University in North Dakota.

















