Watsonville student-athlete with cerebral palsy hopes to inspire, bring change
His participation in track and field is somewhat of an act of defiance — internally and externally. He wants to push his limits as an athlete and person, and he also wants to challenge his peer’s beliefs of people with disabilities. Because of his condition, he uses a wheelchair, he has a speech impediment and his motor skills are disorganized at times. But he doesn’t want his cerebral palsy to define him. A straight-A student with a gigantic personality, Vasquez wants to break down barriers one shot toss at a time.
JC Football: Cabrillo hosts Gavilan looking for 1st conference win
Cabrillo (3-3, 0-2) has beaten Gavilan College (0-7, 0-3) in three of their last four meetings.
Pair of Wildcatz earn top scholarship
Daniela Castro-Alvarez and Ruben Vargas, two Watsonville High graduates, recently earned the Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship Fund’s top female and male honor, respectively, winning $1,000 apiece.
Local Roundup, 3/13: Mt. Madonna boys’ volleyball sweeps its weekend slate
The Hawks swept Aptos, 25-18, 25-14, 28-26, on Friday night in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match and plowed through tough competition in a tournament at Aptos on Saturday.
Local Roundup, 3/3: Quintana, Murillo lead Pajaro Valley baseball to 11-1 win
Pajaro Valley High started its season with an 11-1 preseason win in five innings over Marina High on Wednesday night.
‘Catz survive penalty shoot-out against De La Salle in NorCal semis
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Mateo Arias will occasionally make the switch from forward to the midfielder position at any given time for the Wildcatz boys’ soccer team.
Not a problem for him at all.
But during Thursday night’s CIF NorCal Regionals Division I semifinals, he was asked...
HS Athlete of the Week, 2/12-2/17: Alex Gonzalez
Watsonville High senior striker scored a pair of goals and dished an assist in last week’s crucial Monterey Bay League Gabilan division wins over San Benito High and Pajaro Valley High. With the victories, Watsonville finished second in the division, and advanced to the Central Coast Section Open Division.
