Sports

Watsonville High juniors Xitlali Montesino and Kaylani Trout-Lacy gained some notoriety this season in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.   The coaches within the league recognized their outstanding efforts on the basketball court by honoring the Wildcatz standouts as members of this year’s all-league...

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...

APTOS — The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team hosted the Saltwater Classic Tournament this past weekend which featured teams from as far up north as Folsom. The Seahawks (6-3) finished with a 2-1 record in the tourney including a 100-83 win against Butte College in...

With a share of first place on the line, Soquel (12-8, 5-1) received a gutsy pitching performance from junior Nate Werdmuller, who settled in after giving up two runs in the first inning to go the distance for the win.

WATSONVILLE—A trio of runners for the Aptos High girls’ cross country team recorded an impressive top-5 finish in Thursday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships.  Brooke Willoughby led the way with a third place finish in 18 minutes, 42 seconds at the 3-mile course at...

Rodriguez, a senior, and Dueck, a sophomore, combined for 501 kills, 94 aces and 509 digs, according to the stats kept by MaxPreps, while leading Aptos to second place in the SCCAL, and a third straight trip to the Central Coast Section Division III championship match.

The Mariners bounced back with an impressive win at home against Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep and remain at the top of this week’s PV Sports Power Poll.

With 110 athletes to choose from, the Mariners once again have plenty of depth, but also carry a few stars that will be in the mix to win league titles.