Sharks stay united during a season filled with obstacles | Girls basketball
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...
Manny Contreras out as Watsonville High’s head football coach
In a stunning turn of events, Manny Contreras will not return as Watsonville High’s head football coach for the upcoming 2026 fall season.
Contreras received the shocking news in January during a private meeting with school principal Joe Gregorio, forcing the Wildcatz skipper to step...
Seahawks return to the pool with a vengeance | Women’s water polo
Just last year the Cabrillo College women’s water polo program was barely in existence when it skipped the 2022 season after it didn't have enough players to field a team.
The Seahawks managed to rebuild and regroup this year including three returning players from the...
Women's JC Volleyball: Cabrillo returns young, talented, united
Cabrillo sits at 11-0 and is ranked No. 1 in the state, according to the California Community College Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association, heading into Coast Conference North division action on Friday night. The Seahawks host College of San Mateo at 6:30 p.m.
Salinas’ Diego Estrada wins 51st Wharf to Wharf
Salinas native Diego Estrada was well on pace to win last year’s Wharf to Wharf after he stayed in front of the leading pack during the first half of the race.
That was until he made the tiniest of the most minute mistakes by running...
Boys' basketball roundup, 1/11: Mariners’ offense starting to click
Senior forward Logan Feldbrugge has provided a much-needed scoring punch to support senior point guard Max Pepperdine’s playmaking and scoring, and senior forwards Hunter Matys and Anthony Sanchez have also started to settle into their roles — something the team struggled with during its trying 2-4 stretch at the end of December.
HS football: Watsonville taps alumnus Anthony Valdivia as new head coach
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High School athletics department announced this week that Anthony Valdivia was named the new head coach of the varsity football program.
Valdivia, a Watsonville alumnus and former player from 2001-04, returns to the team after a 15-year absence.
“It’s my school,” he said “It’s...
Ocean Speedway: DeCarlo goes flag-to-flag for Pat Pettit Memorial Shootout win
Nick DeCarlo scored an impressive victory in the eighth annual Pat & Jim Pettit Memorial Shootout Race on Sept. 29 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.
