HS Softball: M.V.C.’s Samantha Baer on special hitting streak
The Mustangs’ starting pitcher has hit four home runs over her last five games — all of them Pacific Coast Athletic League wins — and is 9-for-12 overall with 10 RBI. She also has two doubles and a triple to go along with her four homers.
Santa Cruz Warriors name new GM, head coach
The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, announced Friday that David Fatoki has been named general manager and Seth Cooper will serve as head coach for the 2021-22 season.
Additional basketball operations staff roles, including the assistant coaching...
Local Roundup: Cross country off and running
St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas won the 2.93-mile H2Omelon Run in 15 minutes, 28 seconds at Pinto Lake County Park on Sept. 8.
Gilroy High’s Nicholas Guzman (15:46) and Joshua Guzman (16:55) finished second and third, respectively, to help the Mustangs win the team...
HS football: Doyle named top offensive player in PCAL Mission division
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...
Watsonville teenager terrorizes opponents inside the boxing ring
Watsonville Boxing Academy phenom Tony “El Tigre” Torres continues to be a terror in the ring following a pair of big-time victories earlier this year.
In January, the 14-year-old incoming Watsonville High freshman won at the California State Region 8 Silver Gloves Championships in Compton...
Local qualifiers gear up for CCS quarterfinals | High school softball
The Central Coast Section softball playoffs begin this weekend for four local qualifiers hoping to go on a section title run to cap off their season.
Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville will begin their quest for a championship starting on the road, while San Lorenzo...
St. Francis boys’ team loses to Oakwood in Division V quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
St. Francis senior Nash Horton had a team-best 27 points to go along with 14 rebounds and seven steals for the No. 5 seeded Sharks in Tuesday night's 86-60 loss to No. 4 Oakwood in the Division V quarterfinals.
Teammate junior Robert Gomez Jr. finished...
‘Catz getting adjusted competing in tougher division | Girls tennis
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Brooklyn Llamas and the Wildcatz girls’ tennis team last year reached new heights after a successful run to a league championship.
The ‘Catz clawed their way through the Pacific Coast Athletic League season undefeated, 12-0, in Cypress Division play and captured a...
