HS Football Preview, Week 2: Mariners close out preseason at Placer; W.H.S., M.V.C., St. Francis trying to stay hot
Aptos High will close out its preseason at a place head coach Randy Blankenship once called home. The Mariners (1-1) will travel to Auburn to play the Placer High Hillmen on Friday night. Blankenship, the Mariners coach for the last seven seasons, was born and raised in Auburn and attended Placer as a freshman.
Grizzlies stay atop of Cypress Division standings | Boys soccer
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High sophomore Kristof Garcia is one of the youngest players on the Grizzlies boys’ soccer team roster this season.
However, the standout midfielder is slowly developing into one of the best on the pitch, especially the way he’s been playing as of late.
Garcia...
MVC’s Doyle named MVP in SCCAL’s ‘A’ Division | HS football
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian School football senior standout Brendan Doyle was everywhere his coaches needed him to be this season, both on and off the field. His hard work and dedication to the game didn’t go unrecognized as coaches within the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
Watsonville schools to compete in SCCAL when Covid restrictions loosen
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Wednesday took a big step forward in the anticipated return of high school sports, announcing its 2021 sports seasons for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. The board of managers took it a step further with...
Dream becomes a reality: PV High unveils new sports complex
WATSONVILLE—Just after a small cadre of school district officials cut a ceremonial ribbon at Pajaro Valley High School’s gleaming new sports field on Friday afternoon, a group of student-athletes took to the track, running a lap while onlookers cheered.
This simple athletic act was both...
Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill thriving at UC Davis
The thought of competing at the collegiate level is a dream that most high school students will never get the chance to chase.
Aptos alumni and track and field star Elizabeth Churchill is already making her dreams into a reality after leaping her way into...
Seahawks return to the pool with a vengeance | Women’s water polo
Just last year the Cabrillo College women’s water polo program was barely in existence when it skipped the 2022 season after it didn't have enough players to field a team.
The Seahawks managed to rebuild and regroup this year including three returning players from the...
Weekend Roundup, 9/16: Mustangs trounced by Knights
The Monte Vista Christian football team fell to The King's Academy on Friday night in non-league action.
