Sports

In 2023, the Watsonville High softball team finished with a winless record in the top-tier Gabilan Division by going 0-14 in league play.   It stung at the time for senior co-captain Cameron Llamas who had to endure through what she called a disappointing season.  But in...

The countdown is down to just hours for Aptos as it prepares for Friday night’s Central Coast Section Division III semifinals game at Palo Alto.   As both teams finalize gameplans and strategies, they’re also anticipating a battle against wet conditions with rain predicted to fall...

The Santa Cruz Roller Derby is rolling back into action with a new season on Saturday.  After being pushed onto the back burner during the Covid pandemic, close to 40 roller skaters, garbed in knee pads, helmets and skates, are back on the track. Now, with...

Bublik had plenty of fun both on the court and off of it at Sunday’s Nordic Naturals Challenger singles championship. The 20-year-old captured his second Challenger title of the year, beating crowd favorite Liam Broady, 6-2, 6-3, and then hopped into the

WATSONVILLE–The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team was extremely confident it would get to the Central Coast Section Open Division Finals this season. The only problem is the No. 2 seed Wildcatz ran into Bellarmine College Prep, which added another heartbreaking chapter to teams' historic rivalry. The...

The beginning of the 2023-24 season was plagued with injuries and illness for the Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team. At times, they were forced to play with just half of a roster available to suit up.  The Grizzlies were also missing star player Valeria Acosta,...

Monte Vista Christian junior Brendan Doyle got a late start to the season but he had no trouble getting into rhythm on the offense.  The bulldozing running back was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division’s offensive player of the year and he was...

Allie Tillery will be a fourth-year starter on the Monte Vista Christian girls' volleyball team.