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April 27, 2026

Aptos boys soccer extends win streak to five | Weeklys Sports Roundup

Aptos High’s Ivan Zavala recorded a pair of goals as the boys’ soccer team defeated Soquel, 2-0, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday night. Teammates Josiah Siqueiros and Haziel Parra each were credited with one assist for the Mariners, who placed second with...

HS Softball Roundup, 5/4: St. Francis bounces back from tough loss to make history

The Sharks lost 9-4 Tuesday to defending SCCAL champion S.L.V. The loss eliminated the Sharks from the SCCAL title hunt, but they bounced back on Thursday with a 14-1 win over Santa Cruz High at home to set the program record for most wins in a single season (11).

Foles, Eagles outshoot Patriots for 1st Super Bowl, 41-33

Nick Foles guided the drive of a lifetime, Zach Ertz made a bobbling touchdown catch that had to survive replay review, and an exhausted defense came up with two stands in the final moments Sunday for a 41-33 victory.

Cabrillo College’s football program reinstated

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APTOS—A return for the Cabrillo College football program looked all but hopeless after it was placed on a two-year probation due to a violation for housing out-of-area players.  But in a turn of events, the school’s governing board elected to reinstate the program in a...

Girls Basketball: Hocom named Academic All-American by NHSCA

The Aptos High star junior basketball player was named an Academic All-American by the National High School Coaches Association late last month, and also earned a spot on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Underclassmen Third Team.

HS Athletes of the Week, Nov. 2: Marcos Reyes & Layla Ruiz

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 22-28.

Local Roundup, 7/15: Santa Cruz Generals win Stars and Stripes tournament

The Generals won all four of their games in the tournament. They beat the Team California Bay Area 15U, 2-1, in the championship game.

Watsonville hires former standout Nick Peña to lead wrestling program

Nick Peña, a former Watsonville wrestling standout and Central Coast Section champion, was named the new head coach of the Wildcatz wrestling team for the upcoming 2025-26 winter season.   After taking over as the interim head coach last year, Peña, 44, will return to lead...

Watsonville High’s athletic field, track to be renovated

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WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School’s site council recently voted to use Measure L funds to renovate its stadium’s deteriorating turf field and running track. But a start date is still to be determined after current student-athletes set to compete at the facilities starting next month raised...

Sharks aim to rebound after dropping PCAL opener | Girls basketball

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Aaliysah Gomez and her teammates were given the green light to take as many shots as possible from beyond the arc in last week’s league opener.  The game plan was executed to perfection. However, the shots came up short and so did...