Sports

The Mount Madonna girls’ volleyball team competed through blood, sweat and tears in this past weekend’s Everett Alvarez High Varsity Volleyball Tournament.   A collision in the first game between two Hawks players resulted in a bloody head injury. But they recovered and helped the team...

1. M.V.C. (6-1, 4-0): The Mustangs proved why they’re the top team in the PV Sports Football Power Rankings with a smashing win against Alisal High last week in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division play.  Senior running back Quinn Alexander recorded two touchdowns. Junior...

The St. Francis High boys’ cross country team captured the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division title thanks to a strong outing in Saturday’s championship meet at Toro Park in Salinas. St. Francis senior Paul Kane placed second in 17 minutes, 26 seconds in the...

The St. Francis High football team ended the season on a high note with a 48-6 win against Harbor High on Friday in PCAL Santa Lucia action. Senior Lawson Orradre had 95 yards rushing and a touchdown on eight carries for the Sharks, who finished...

The Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team was a force to be reckoned with this season during its run to its first league title in nearly a decade. Camila Cardenas was a big part of that success. The senior opposite hitter was named the Most Valuable Player...

The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have assigned forwards Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagić to the Santa Cruz Warriors. Looney, 23, has appeared in 16 career games–one start–with Santa Cruz during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 NBA G League seasons. He logged 10.5 points, 8.4...

APTOS—The Cabrillo College football went toe-to-toe against Monterey Peninsula College in the teams’ regular season finale Saturday afternoon, fighting to secure a bowl game bid.  The Lobos got the best of the Seahawks with a 29-yard field goal from Izia Polanco with 11.7 seconds left...

BELMONT — Ceiba College Prep sophomore Nellie Rubio-Pintor earned a berth to the CIF State Cross Country Championships after a strong outing at the Central Coast Section Championships on Nov. 16. Rubio-Pintor placed seventh in 20 minutes, 25.88 seconds in the Division V girls’ 2.95...

WATSONVILLE—The Mount Madonna School girls’ volleyball team dropped the opening set of Tuesday’s CIF NorCal Division V championship at home, also known as the “Hawks’ Nest.” But junior Savannah Cambell said they quickly reminded each other why they were the top seed going into the...

The Santa Cruz Warriors (4-4) fell to the Texas Legends (4-3) on Monday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, 113-107. Warriors center Deyonta Davis logged 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in 25 minutes tonight. Guard Jeremy Pargo scored 17 points and dished...