Sports

The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.  The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...

The Cabrillo College Seahawks racked up 13 hits in a 19-10 non-conference win over the West Valley College on Thursday in Aptos.

Top-seeded Watsonville exploded for five goals to storm past No. 8 Los Gatos, 5-0, in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals at Emmett M. Geiser Field.

Chloe Deleisseguess and Samantha Bellucci each won two events for the St. Francis High Sharks in their 90-31 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League loss to Santa Cruz High on Thursday.

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.

The Seahawks (1-5, 0-1) lost three fumbles and threw an interception in the first half and the Mustangs (6-0, 2-0) turned all four takeaways into scores to take a 33-2 lead.

Alisal High sent a big message to the rest of the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division on Tuesday night with a dominant 4-0 win over Watsonville in each teams’ league opener.

High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 7-13.

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...