Sports

WATSONVILLE—Last week was a rollercoaster ride for St. Francis High football coach John Ausman.  A day before their season opener against King City High on Aug. 27, he broke the news to the team that the game would be postponed.  The excitement came back when they...

Justin Sanders won the 33rd running of the Pombo/Sargent Classic June 22 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

Keeping in tradition of one of the longest rivalries in California high school sports, the Wildcatz beat the Santa Cruz High Cardinals, 14-12, at home Friday night, giving them their first 2-0 start in 14 years.

Aptos All-Stars pitchers Kiran Yager and Miles Lee combined their forces to put on a performance of a lifetime in a 9-0 win against Los Altos in the Little League Section 5 championship in Campbell on Wednesday evening.  “It's awesome, still waiting for it all...

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.

Watsonville High junior Laya Ruiz had a simple plan going into this year’s cross country season: go big or go home. “I’ve definitely put in a lot more work than I have before,” Ruiz said. Ruiz has won three Pacific Coast Athletic League center meets this...

Aptos High senior Marea Zlatunich was named to the All-CCS First Team and Watsonville High freshman Layla Ruiz earned a spot on the All-CCS Second Team.