Sports

WATSONVILLE – After two successful seasons with the Monte Vista Christain football team, Jubenal Rodriguez is stepping down as head coach of the program.  Rodriguez, 31, said he announced his resignation Aug. 28, the same day he stepped down from his teaching position as health...

And top-seeded South San Francisco High, with enough heart and passion to make NBA great Kevin Garnett seem tame, took full advantage to dethrone the defending Central Coast Section Division III champs, 66-50, and win the program’s first-ever section title at Piedmont Hills High.

SANTA CRUZ—The DubTown 18-U baseball team out of Watsonville faced elimination not once, but four times during this past week’s NorCal Super Regional Palomino Tournament.  With their backs against the wall, DubTown defeated the Santa Clara Red Sox twice on Sunday to capture the championship...

WATSONVILLE—Senior Joey Garibay threw on his white St. Francis High uniform and stepped on the Sharks’ home court for what could have been his last time. The Sharks’ star guard and his senior teammates rose to the occasion, as they defeated Soledad High, 65-35, on...

The girls, the top seed in Division II, will welcome in No. 8 Piedmont Hills for a 5 p.m. game, and the boys, the top seed in Open Division, will take on No. 8 Los Gatos after.

St. Francis High sophomore Liam Rawson was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division's Offensive Player of the Year for the 2023-24 boys soccer season. The coaches within the league voted for Rawson during the annual end-of-the-season meeting. Rawson had 11 goals...

Aptos senior Nami Banks was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 boys soccer season. According to statistics on the Monterey Bay Preps website, the Mariners’ team captain finished with 13 goals and six assists in his fourth...