Local Roundup, 9/28: Mt. Madonna knocks off unbeaten Soquel
The Mt. Madonna Hawks took down Soquel High Knights, who were previously undefeated in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, on Tuesday in a 25-22, 25-21, 25-21 sweep.
Braga steps down as girls’ basketball coach at St. Francis
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High School girls’ basketball coach Randy Braga—who led the Sharks to three-straight Central Coast Section Division V championships—will not make a return to the sidelines this year.
Athletic Director Adam Hazel issued a press release March 24 stating that Braga stepped down from...
Pajaro Valley records a school record for wins in a single season | High school softball
It had been 11 years since the last time Pajaro Valley was able to muster together at least five wins in one season.
For most programs it’s not a big deal, but being able to surpass that milestone almost seemed impossible for a school lucky...
Local high school sports pushed to December
CENTRAL COAST—The Central Coast Section, the local governing body for schools stretching from San Francisco along the coast to King City, this week unveiled its plans for the fall sports season and beyond.
The governing board on Tuesday announced in a press release that mid-December...
‘Catz off to blazing start in PCAL Cypress Division play | High school baseball
After going winless in the non-league portion of its 2025 spring schedule, Watsonville’s baseball team has seemed to turn things around just in the nick of time.
The Wildcatz have won six straight and are 5-0 to begin Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play,...
‘Steady’ coach Gene Johnson dies
WATSONVILLE–Gene Johnson, who coached nearly six decades in Santa Cruz County, died Jan. 14, two days shy of his 95th birthday.
He spent the last year and a half at Valley Convalescent Hospital in Watsonville with his wife, Doris, where they celebrated their 73rd anniversary...
