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March 21, 2026

Top moments for the 2023-24 sports year

With the 2023-24 sports year officially in the books, it’s time to reflect on some of the best moments that took place throughout this past year.  Watsonville native selected in MLB Draft A lifelong dream came true for Watsonville native Luke Keaschall, who was selected by...

St. Francis, Watsonville to meet for PCAL season opener | High school football 

St. Francis is hosting Watsonville this weekend for the anticipated start of Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North play.  The crosstown rivals will square off on Borina Field on Saturday afternoon at 12:30pm. “Being able to play other high schools in your city is what high...

Aptos’ Kiana Safari captures SCCAL singles championship | Girls tennis

Aptos freshman Kiana Safari solidified her spot as the league’s top player following a dominant performance at this week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships tournament in Aptos. The young Mariners standout beat fellow teammate senior Aviana Andrews 6-0, 6-1 to claim the...

Healy hits 2 HRs to power A's past Yankees 5-2

Healy went deep twice for his third multihomer game in two weeks, Matt Joyce also hit a long ball and the Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday.

HS Football Rankings, Week 11: Aptos finishes rankings where it began

Watsonville High leaps St. Francis, Monte Vista Christian in final rankings of the 2017 high school football season.

Welcome to the future: Social media changing youth sports landscape

In a world dominated by social media, where nothing ever truly dies and things get blown out of proportion on a daily basis, nobody wants to be “that guy.” You know, “that guy.” The guy that calls out the other team, wakes a sleeping bear and turns what should be an ordinary game into a bloodbath.

Mariners crush Salinas on Senior Night | Girls flag football

Aptos High senior Angelique Nuñez celebrated Senior Night with a bang. She returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns in a 32-0 win against Salinas High at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field on Tuesday night. The Mariners’ defense was also led by Ellie Marta who recorded...

Boy's Cross Country Preview: Defending SCCAL champion Aptos looks to retain crown

The Mariners not only have their top four runners, seniors Koya Oki, Matthew Quinn and Luis Garcia and junior Josiah Sweet, back but also picked up senior Jorge Benitez, the SCCAL 1,600-meter champion last spring, in the offseason.

MVC’s Fullalove-Silveira continues to find success at the plate | High school softball

Monte Vista Christian senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira wasted little to no time getting prepared for the 2025 spring campaign once the offseason came into full effect in the summer.   It was practically an everyday grind for the Mustangs’ slugger as she spent most of her free...

Catz alumnus inducted into college cross country hall of fame

WATSONVILLE—Tony Muñoz was scanning through his emails one day when he came across one out of the blue that delivered some shocking, yet exhilarating news. The 68-year-old Watsonville native and six of his teammates on the 1977 Humboldt State University men's cross country team were...