20 Athletes in 20 Days: Lawson Orradre, St. Francis High
St. Francis senior Lawson Orradre will compete in football, basketball and swimming this year.
On the Lowdown: High school sports continue despite coronavirus scare
*NOTE: This story was written prior to Thursday night’s decision to suspend school athletics.
Make no joke about it. The coronavirus is real and it’s slowly making its way into the Pajaro Valley.
But the big scare hasn’t affected any of the prep sports in the...
Grizzlies capture league crown for first time since 2009 | Girls volleyball
Prior to Tuesday night’s regular season finale, the Pajaro Valley girls’ volleyball team had already clinched the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division title.
It was in the bag, as they say.
One thing missing was the cherry on top to finish with a perfect...
Mariners bring home 16th CCS girls title | HS cross country
BELMONT—Aptos High’s Brooke Willoughby was a little disappointed that the Mariners weren’t able to capture a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country championship banner this year.
So, the junior standout runner and the rest of her teammates went into the Central Coast Section Championships...
Fresh faces Correa, Altuve, Bellinger in World Series
A new generation of ballplayers is featured in the World Series starting Tuesday night. Houston's dynamic infield duo of Correa and the diminutive Jose Altuve sparks the top offense in the major leagues. The tantalizing trio of Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager and Chris Taylor has the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Series for the first time since 1988.
Venus Williams wins, Kerber loses at Wimbledon
Williams, who last won the title at the All England Club in 2008, advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating 19-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2 on Monday.
New attitude, self-discipline has Watsonville feeling optimistic | High school football
With just days leading up to the 2025 season-opener, Watsonville football head coach Manny Contreras was already required to make a potential season-changing roster move at quarterback.
Tino Razo, a senior, injured his wrist during the Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree on Aug. 23, forcing...
Seahawks win twice at Saltwater Classic Tournament | Men’s basketball
APTOS — The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team hosted the Saltwater Classic Tournament this past weekend which featured teams from as far up north as Folsom.
The Seahawks (6-3) finished with a 2-1 record in the tourney including a 100-83 win against Butte College in...
Boys' PCAL-SL Soccer: Ceiba, Pacific Grove play to another 2-2 tie
The two up-and-coming programs played to another bitter 2-2 tie.
Mariners continue deep postseason run into NorCal Regionals | Boys basketball
As of Thursday, Aptos was one of four teams in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties that remained alive in the California Interscholastic Federation State boys basketball championships.
The No. 9 seed Mariners play at top seeded The King’s Academy—both representing the Central Coast Section—in the...














