Sports

St. Francis High alumnus E.J. Kelly was named one of the top honorees for the 20th Annual Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship award.

The dream season filled with wins, laughs and championships came to an end at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, as St. Francis fell short of its first-ever state title via a heartbreaking 47-46 loss to Rolling Hills Prep, of San Pedro, in the D-V Champio

Aptos senior Casey MacConnell took home three first place medals—two individual and one team—that he captured at the second annual Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions event at Harbor High School on March 15.   The Mariners’ standout athlete won both the 100-meters dash and high...

APTOS—It almost feels like an eternity since the Cabrillo College football team last saw some action on the field.  But two years after they were placed on probation due to a violation for housing out-of-area players, the Seahawks are back and ready to take on...

AROMAS—Watsonville native Hugo “Prince” Chavez Jr. won his professional boxing debut in February that ended with a technical knockout, taking him less than one round to get the job done.  On Saturday, the 18-year old will attempt to keep his unblemished 2-0 record intact.  The “Prince”...

WATSONVILLE—It was encouraging for Watsonville High boys’ volleyball coach Crystal Cornejo-Perez to have a highly-motivated team this season.  The only thing was she wasn’t expecting them to set the bar so high, especially during her first season with the program. But the Wildcatz were fired up...

Watsonville sophomore Layla Ruiz reset her school record in the 3,200-meters while racing against some of the best high school distance runners in the state at the Stanford Invitational on March 29.

Natalia Ackerman, Aptos, (Sr.): Mariners’ senior set a career milestone by recording her 1,500th point and 1,000th rebound in a loss against Pinewood on Jan. 20 in non-league play. She recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.  Garrett Lee, St. Francis, (So.): Sharks’...