Sports

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian girls volleyball coach Natalie Picone may be new to the program but the first-year skipper is already finding success with the team. The Mustangs are on the verge of bringing home a league title for the first time in nine years since...

Playing in its 18th section final and looking for its 12th CCS title, Watsonville constantly peppered Lincoln with long-range attempts at goal but never found the score it needed to walk away as champion.

Yes, DeMarcus Cousins is going to be playing for the Golden State Warriors next season. No, you’re not living in a dream (or nightmare for some) in which one of the former laughingstocks of the NBA is now the embodiment of a full-powered, six-Infinity-Stone Thanos.

Aptos High soccer standout Jazmine Castañeda didn’t make the cut the first two times she tried out for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP).  She was 13 at the time, but the news was devastating enough that she was contemplating whether or not...

The Watsonville High boys’ basketball team wrapped up one of the best seasons the program has put together, which included a league title for the first time in 10 years. Senior guard Richie Ortiz led the way for the Wildcatz (17-7), who finished as co-champion...

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team saw its chances of capturing at least a share of its 13th consecutive Coast Conference South title wash away with the El Nino storms following a 62-46 loss to host Gavilan College in Gilroy on Feb. 8.

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...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High junior Danisha Nunez was laser focused going into her 106-pound division title match at last week’s CCS Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High.  But an attempt to overthrow Evergreen Valley junior Sabrina Tran backfired on her. In a blink of an eye, Nunez was...