Sports

Aptos’ Nikki Hiltz won the gold medal in the 1,500-meters after she finished in first place on Saturday at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

WATSONVILLE—The winds that normally blow into the Watsonville High School softball field are typically known for knocking down deep fly balls destined to become home runs. Blocked by an invisible “Green Monster” of Fenway Park, so to speak. But the Swingin’ Wildcatz have found a...

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team extended its conference winning streak to 115 straight matches Friday. The Seahawks defeated Hartnell College in three sets, 25-18, 26-24, 25-21, in Coast Conference play. Sophomore outside hitter Ellie Cary finished with a game-high 12 kills and 11 digs for...

WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team had many factors in its favor heading into Wednesday night’s Central Coast Section play-in match against North Salinas High. The Wildcatz were set with home-court advantage and were riding on a 12-match winning streak. But Watsonville lost a...

Quinn Cook scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Santa Cruz Warriors over the Texas Legends, 128-115, on Tuesday night.

Bigger, stronger and more explosive than last season, Quintero was a dominant force on the basketball court for the Grizzlies this winter, and the coaches of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress division said as much, recently naming him the division’s Most Valuable Player.

The coaches of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League got together last week to make up this year’s all-league girls volleyball teams.  The dynamic duo of Aptos High outside hitter Peyton Dueck and opposite Natalia Ackerman were named to the league’s first team. Dueck led the...

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian senior Jacob Woods texted baseball head coach Johnny Ramirez on Friday night prior to their big game in the CIF NorCal Regional finals.   Woods, who recently pitched a seven-inning gem in Tuesday’s Division V first round win, told his skipper he was...

The Watsonville boys’ soccer team bounced back after it suffered its first loss of the season with a 2-0 victory against San Benito on Tuesday in non-league action.  Seniors Angel Tarelo and Mateo Arias scored goals for the Wildcatz, who recorded their fifth win by...