Sports

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High girls’ basketball team took a hard hit last week after six players were forced to sit out due to Covid-19 protocols.  But instead of postponing its game against Gilroy High until later in the season, the Sharks brought enough players to...

Depth, defense and fundamentals — more than ever — will be the determining factors over the course of league play.

Aptos’ boys’ tennis team remains undefeated in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play following a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in league action Thursday afternoon.  The Mariners’ Tyler Thomas beat Lincoln Verinsky 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, while George Jertberg defeated Garvasis Kuriakuse 6-1,...

The Aptos High girls’ cross country team ran away with the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday at Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville.  Junior Susana Estrada placed second in 18 minutes, 17 seconds in the 2.93-mile varsity race to help the Mariners...

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...

Zach Hewett made quite the debut Thursday evening in his first game as head coach of the Aptos High football head coach. The Mariners rolled past The King’s Academy, 34-7, in the teams’ regular season-opener in front of hundreds of fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial...