PONY Baseball: Brouse fans 17, leads team to league championship
Nationals player Adrian Banuelos scored the Nationals’ only run, giving them a lead in the first inning. But Los Diamondbacks responded with two rallies of their own in the third and fourth, rocketing them to a secure 7-1 lead.
Tony's Thoughts >> Going yard: Sluggers, coaches break down keys, memories of hitting homers
I’ve never hit a home run, and I probably never will — you’ll never catch me playing adult league softball, sorry. So I went around South San Cruz County, and asked some of the top sluggers and their coaches what it’s like to go yard and what it takes to get the ball over the fence.
Sharks’ football team optimistic for recurring success
WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High football team had undoubtedly the best season in the program’s short illustrious history in 2021.
The Sharks captured the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division title—going undefeated in league play—and finished runner-up in the Central Coast Section Division V championship...
Aptos names Zach Hewett new football head coach
The search for a new football head coach at Aptos High is over after the school announced Thursday that Zach Hewett will take over the program for the upcoming 2024 fall season.
The 39-year-old Aptos alum was promoted from his role as JV head coach...
Mariners sneak past Santa Cruz in D-III semifinals | CCS boys basketball
SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos and Santa Cruz boys’ basketball teams finished as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions, splitting the regular season series at one game apiece.
On Thursday, they had one final chance to settle the score once and for all in the Central Coast...
Local Roundup, 9/21: Grizzlies go the distance against the Sharks
The Pajaro Valley High girls’ volleyball team went the distance on Thursday to defeat St. Francis High in five sets in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division play.
Watsonville native Ty Sambrailo retires from the NFL
After spending the past seven years in the NFL, Watsonville native Ty Sambrailo is stepping away from the game of football and officially retired from the professional ranks.
According to the Tennessee Titans website, the team announced on Oct. 12 that the 29-year-old offensive tackle...
PV Sports Football Power Rankings, 11/14: Mustangs finish atop with PCAL Mission title
1. M.V.C. (7-2, 5-1): The Mustangs lost a triple-overtime heartbreaker against Seaside High in the regular season finale.
Monte Vista Christian now has to share the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division title with the Spartans and Alisal High, which hadn’t won a league title...
Pajaro Valley’s Isaac Rojas named Cypress Division’s top player | PCAL boys soccer
WATSONVILLE—Prior to the season, Pajaro Valley High senior Isaac Rojas changed the shoelaces on his red cleats and it turned out they weren’t exactly the right length.
No matter how many times he tied them they just came apart, continuously stepping on them yet never...
