Longtime Watsonville High wrestling coach Steve Okamura dies
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...
Little League Roundup, 5/9: Padres, Giants, Cubs notch big wins in PVLL Majors
The Padres beat the Braves 17-7 on Thursday in Pajaro Valley Little League Majors action.
Valenzuela, Fullerton knocked out of CWS by Florida State
St. Francis High alumnus Sahid Valenzuela did not record a hit on Monday. The 2016 Register-Pajaronian baseball Player of the Year was named the Big West Freshman Infielder of the Year and to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Freshman All-American Team afte
Rangers top A's 8-1
Sean Manaea finished with a career-high 10 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. But he gave up six runs, five earned and hit two batters.
Taylor, Puig power Dodgers past Cubs 5-2 in NLCS Game 1
Chris Taylor hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, Puig added a homer and an RBI double to his dynamite postseason, and the Dodgers overcame a short start by Kershaw for a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night in the NLCS opener.
Scotts Valley’s Rebbert, Williams chosen as league’s top players | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley juniors Samantha Rebbert and Brooklyn Williams were each named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season.
Rebbert had an average of 11.5 points, 6.5 steals, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while Williams finished...
Boy's CCS Basketball: Mustangs knocked out by hot-shooting Cardinals
No. 5 Santa Cruz shot better than 50 percent from the field and made the right adjustments on defense to end the No. 4-seeded Mustangs’ season in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals with a 65-46 defeat on Saturday at Hartnell College in Sa
Watsonville’s Giancarlo Mendo, Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal named Preps of the Week | Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 18-24.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Watsonville High senior standout distance runner Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events to help the Wildcatz boys’ track...
HS Golf: Aptos completes undefeated season to 3-peat as SCCAL champ
Aptos (14-2, 12-0) beat St. Francis High, 200-298, to secure the title and finished up its league season perfectly with a 203-245 victory over Harbor High.
Curry, Durant tossed in Warriors loss to Grizzlies
Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant both were ejected with 43 seconds left Saturday night, a fitting end to a frustrating night for Warriors in a 111-101 loss to Memphis.













