Sports

This week’s edition of the Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 18-24.    Preps of the Week Boys: Watsonville High senior standout distance runner Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events to help the Wildcatz boys’ track...

APTOS — It wasn’t the ending Martin Gonzalez had in mind but at this point of the season, Pajaro Valley High will take a win any way it can get it. The Grizzlies stormed out of the cage en route to a 34-29 win against...

Riley Croghan scored two goals, Ashley Raich scored and made an assist and the St. Francis High girls’ soccer team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 5-0 preseason win over Anzar High on Thursday evening.

WATSONVILLE—It didn’t take long for the Monte Vista Christian girls’ lacrosse team to turn things around after suffering a heartbreaking loss to begin the season.  Junior midfielder Arianna Covarrubias had four goals and three assists for the Mustangs in their 20-5 non-league victory against Wilcox...

Watsonville High seniors Adan Rivas and Louie Brambila will see once and for all who the fastest runner is within the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division. The Wildcatz duo will compete in the division finals at Christopher High on Friday at 4pm. Rivas had the...

Pajaro Valley’s football team couldn’t catch a break in last week’s league opener even when momentum seemed to be riding their way the entire afternoon. As a result, the Grizzlies fell to Santa Cruz, 44-19, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division...

Ever since Gladys Mondragon took over the program in 2005, the Watsonville High girls’ soccer team has been consistently showing up to compete. This season should be no different. “I think that we have the players to defend, we have the players to attack,” she said....