‘Catz rebound with a win over North Salinas in PCAL Gabilan action | High school softball
Watsonville senior Jillian Lerma typically hits at the No. 2 spot in the batting lineup, meaning her role is to get on base with the intention to score runs.
However, that all changed Wednesday afternoon when the speedy shortstop smacked a three-run double to help...
Watsonville Jr ‘Catz Junior Pee Wee cheer wins third straight JAMZ Youth Nationals title
The Watsonville Jr Wildcatz Junior Pee Wee cheer team for a third consecutive year won a JAMZ Cheer and Dance Youth Nationals championship in Las Vegas.
A group of 11 local girls ages 7-8 took first place against nine other teams in the Division 8–Level...
Local athletes qualify for CIF State Wrestling Championships | Sports Roundup
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High junior Danisha Nunez was laser focused going into her 106-pound division title match at last week’s CCS Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High.
But an attempt to overthrow Evergreen Valley junior Sabrina Tran backfired on her. In a blink of an eye, Nunez was...
Aptos’ Dante Aranda named Boys Athlete of the Year
It wasn’t too difficult to spot Aptos High senior Dante Aranda anytime he made his way onto the football field or a wrestling mat.
So much so, during his junior year he slowly started earning the moniker “The Bus” whenever he took off with the...
Ocean Speedway: Kaeding grabs fourth sprint car victory
Bud Kaeding sprinted to victory lane for a fourth time this season after winning the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car main event on Friday night at Ocean Speedway.
HS Football, Week 10: Aptos falls short of MBL-G title against Salinas
The Mariners came tantalizingly close to the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division championship on Friday night but the Cowboys were cleaner and more focused when it mattered most, doing just enough to edge Aptos, 31-21, for the program’s first league title since 2014.
‘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...
Martin powers Mariners past A's 7-6 in 10
Martin homered in the top of the 10th inning as the Mariners rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Tuesday night. Martin hit a high arcing shot to right off a 2-1 94 mph fastball from Josh Smith (2-0) with two outs.
NMC continues to fight through adversity | HS football
CASTROVILLE—The football season hasn’t gone quite as planned for North Monterey County High first-year head coach Juan Cuevas.
He knew there would be some growing pains and a lot of bumps in the road, including some tough losses.
Cuevas said once teams begin to start losing...
Girls volleyball: Aptos falls short in league opener against Soquel
The Aptos High girls' volleyball team came up short against Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday night.

















