Local Roundup, 5/18: Mariners’ tennis players bounced in first round of CCS
All three of the Aptos High Mariners’ tennis players in the Central Coast Section individual tournament lost in the first round on Tuesday at Imperial Courts Tennis Club in Aptos.
Watsonville’s Miller-Brown, MVC’s Cortez earn top awards | All-PCAL baseball
Watsonville High’s Patrick Miller-Brown and Monte Vista Christian’s Brady Cortez were each recognized with the highest honors possible in their respective Pacific Coast Athletic League divisions following a stellar baseball season in the spring.
Cortez was named the Mission Division’s co-Most Valuable Player alongside Stevenson’s...
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...
Girl's SCCAL Volleyball: Powerful Soquel hands Aptos first regular season league loss in 3 years
The Mariners are not out of it yet but they are definitely in a hole for the rest of the league season after the 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 25-19 loss to the loaded Knights. The loss not only dropped the four-time defending SCCAL champs into second place in the league standings but also dashed an impressive 30-match win streak against league opponents in the regular season, which dated back to 2015.
Nordic Naturals Challenger defending champ Thanasi Kokkinakis eliminated
Egor Gerasimov defeated Nordic Naturals Challenger defending champ Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.
