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Going into last week’s league-opener, the focal point for Watsonville junior lineman Luis Marquez was to contain Monte Vista Christian’s passing attack.  It was the same attack that saw Mustangs quarterback Dominic Pierini set Santa Cruz County records against the Wildcatz in last season’s meeting.  On...

APTOS—The high school football season is back on track, for now, as Santa Cruz County superintendents released updated guidance for outdoor high-contact sports that won’t require teams to test for Covid-19 moving forward. Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez was notified on...

In the moment and in the zone, Rovai and Glynn outlasted Castilleja’s duo of Simran Sandhu and Lexi Bundy, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1, in No. 1 doubles to help the Mariners edge the Gators, 4-3, in the first round of the Central Coast Section team tournament on Monday at the Seascape Sports Club.

ROCKLIN—For a minute, it almost felt like Watsonville High senior center back Lombardo Flores was on the verge of orchestrating a miraculous comeback for the boys’ soccer team Saturday.  He scored a late goal in the California Interscholastic Federation Northern California Regionals Division I title...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High boys’ volleyball team defeated cross-town rival Pajaro Valley in sweeping fashion (25-15, 25-20, 25-12) in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play Thursday evening. Senior middle hitter Isaak Vargas said getting the league win was a big momentum shift for them, especially...

The Seahawks (4-3, 1-2) will play the Jaguars (1-6, 0-4) in San Jose at 1 p.m.

Shannon Stabler was named the new assistant general manager of the Santa Cruz Warriors, according to a press release issued by the team Oct. 2. She became the first woman in the franchise’s history to take on that role.  “My new role as the assistant...