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Watsonville and the five other local teams will all partake in league jamborees today at various sites. North Monterey County High and Pajaro Valley High will join the Wildcatz at North Salinas High for the Monterey Bay League Pacific division jamboree and Monte Vista Christian travels to Salinas High for the MBL-Gabilan division jamboree, while Aptos High, St. Francis High and Mt. Madonna will compete in the brand-new Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Jamboree at Santa Cruz High. All three jamborees are set for a 9 a.m. start.

St. Francis High senior setter Audrey Ryan and Aptos High’s duo of junior outside hitter Jillian Rodriguez and freshman libero Peyton Dueck made the cut for the league’s seven-player team, which also featured Santa Cruz High junior setter Kianna Lee, Harbor High sophomore middle blocker Kylie Clouse, San Lorenzo Valley High junior middle blocker Audrey Bingham and sophomore outside hitter Samantha Strah.

E.J. Kelly hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, and Jake Taylor recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in St. Francis’ 66-31 season-opening win over Pacific Point Christian on Wednesday in Watsonville.

A trio of Santa Cruz County Olympians shined on the big stage during the first week of action at the 2024 Paris Games.  Santa Cruz resident Haley Batten (mountain biking) and Aptos native Caspar Corbeau (swimming) are bringing home a silver and bronze medal, respectively,...

Watsonville senior Rudy Valdez tossed a gem in the Wildcatz’s 10-0 victory in five innings over Gonzales in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division baseball action Tuesday afternoon. The ace pitcher recorded a no-hitter while tallying eight strikeouts for the complete game shutout. Valdez...

St. Francis High alumnus Sahid Valenzuela ranks second in the Big West Conference in batting average (.370) and hits per game (1.42) and has been named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List — an award given to the nation’s top shortstop.

Santa Cruz (2-0) hit 12 of its 16 shots from beyond the arc over the first two quarters, and held Stockton (2-2) to just 45 points to jump out to a 34-point lead heading into the locker room.

Transitioning from one sport to another can be a daunting task for some student-athletes, especially this late in the school year. That didn’t seem to be the case for Aptos High junior Jackson Bloom after he went from driving a basketball down the court to...