Mariners remain determined during rebuilding year | SCCAL girls volleyball
Aptos High girls volleyball team is making huge steps forward in the ultra-competitive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after finding success in what is still a young 2023 season.
Early results have the Mariners in a second tier behind league leaders Santa Cruz and Harbor...
Latvia’s Arturs Medveds makes late push to capture 53rd Wharf to Wharf race
After a disappointing fifth place finish in last year’s Wharf to Wharf race, Arturs Medveds managed to find some sweet redemption on Sunday morning.
The 25-year-old Latvian won the 53rd running of the event in 27 minutes, 04 seconds, edging defending champion Evert Silva (27:16)...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 02/28: Alan Bedolla, Katherine Burke
Alan Bedolla, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’ junior scored five goals in their 9-0 win over Ceiba Prep in the CCS play-in match on Feb. 19. Bedolla finished with a team-high 26 goals this season for the Pajaro Valley.
Katherine Burke, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’ freshman had six...
Grizzlies highly optimistic following speedy start | PCAL boys soccer preview
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys soccer coach Cesar Rojas wanted to test his players and made it a point to schedule some of the toughest non-league opponents around in the area.
The Grizzlies—who have yet to suffer a loss—responded to their first-year skipper by firing right...
Girls soccer: Grizzlies escape late run against Aztecs
WATSONVILLE–The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team extended its magical season thanks to a little bit of help from Lady Luck.
The Grizzlies also got a spectacular performance from Katherine Burke, who made the biggest save with time winding down in Tuesday night’s Pacific Coast...
Boys soccer preview, 2018-19: Youthful Watsonville trying to reach high bar; Ceiba, M.V.C. cherish new opportunities
The Watsonville Wildcatz are younger than usual, but the lofty yearly expectations thrusted upon the 11-time Central Coast Section champions haven’t changed.
Aptos All Star squad wins District 39 Majors title
SANTA CRUZ—Aptos Little League All Star pitcher Dominik Castillo has suffered defeat on three different occasions when it came to the District 39 Championship round.
The 12-year-old ace right-hander wasn’t about to let it happen again as he gave up just two runs while recording...
‘Catz keep perfect league record intact following win over Marina | Boys basketball
Watsonville sophomore Diego Garcia had a team-best 19 points, including five 3-pointers in the Wildcatz’s 67-52 victory over Marina in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division boys basketball action Wednesday evening.
Fellow teammate junior Leon Madec added 15 points and his brother, George, had 11....
Ashes and stinging smoke mark devastation in wine country
Newly homeless residents of California wine country took stock of their shattered lives Tuesday, a day after wildfires killed at least 15 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and businesses. Hundreds more firefighters joined the battle against the blazes, which were still completely uncontained.
HS Football Roundup, Week 10: Watsonville routs Pajaro Valley to take back Kup
James Sandoval scored a pair of touchdowns and the Watsonville High Wildcatz shutout Pajaro Valley, 30-0, on Friday night at Carl Conelly Stadium on the campus of Cabrillo College in the 11th annual Belgard Kup Game.















