Sports

Steve Okamura was a big contributor for kickstarting the annual Apple Cider Classic wrestling tournament at Watsonville High in 2010. The longtime Wildcatz wrestling assistant coach also helped pave the way for dozens of girls who were hesitant to step on the mat in a...

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.

The Soquel High School football team paraded onto their home field Wednesday, sandwiched between the school’s band percussion team and the varsity cheerleaders in a special proclamation ceremony after becoming the first football team in Santa Cruz County to win a California Interscholastic Federation...

The Monte Vista Christian boys’ cross country team won the small school varsity yellow race at the ASICS 45th Annual Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Oct. 12.  The Mustangs finished with a team score of 85 to edge Yosemite (86 points), which...

APTOS—The Cabrillo College women’s soccer program is in the midst of building something special this offseason. Nellie Pintor of Aptos High was one of nine new local recruits who recently committed to play for the Seahawks in the upcoming fall season. The midfielder/forward had some options...

Watsonville senior Rudy Valdez tossed a gem in the Wildcatz’s 10-0 victory in five innings over Gonzales in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division baseball action Tuesday afternoon. The ace pitcher recorded a no-hitter while tallying eight strikeouts for the complete game shutout. Valdez...

The Mariners have done plenty of winning in the short amount of time. Aptos has won eight of its last nine games, including its last four Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division contests to grab second place heading into the second round of league play.

Watsonville junior Max Aceves had a team-best 21 points for the Wildcatz boys’ basketball team in its 63-52 win over Salinas in non-league action Tuesday evening.  “It was our teamwork, we have good chemistry,” he said. “We also went over plays. They put confidence in...

St. Francis junior Keon Barcinas-Hill recorded a pair of touchdowns in the Sharks’ 43-2 non-league win over Greenfield on Saturday afternoon.  Teammate Gabe Santos blocked a punt attempt, while Colton Stevens recorded an interception for St. Francis. “Just contributions from everyone, even the guys not playing,”...