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April 12, 2026

Kingly start from Hernandez gives Mariners 4-0 win over A's

Hernandez rediscovered some of his past form allowing two hits over six strong innings, and Nelson Cruz hit his 17th home run of the season to give the Mariners a 4-0 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Local Roundup, 3/29: Wagner, Thrasher lead M.V.C. over Watsonville

Riland Wagner had 23 kills, 11 assists and four aces to lead the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs over the Watsonville Wildcatz, 17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11 on Tuesday night in Monterey Bay League Pacific division play.

Mariners continue to progress during rebuilding phase | Girls basketball

APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team found itself back in the rebuilding stage after losing a talented group of seniors due to graduation. Mariners coach Bruce Funk is in a spot the program hasn’t been in for quite some time, but he believes they are...

Mariners take third at league finals | SCCAL wrestling

FELTON—Aptos High’s wrestling team was on the brink of dropping below a top-3 finish at last week’s league finals after some of its studs lost in the earlier rounds.    That’s when a trio of their athletes in the upper weight classes in James Craig, Dante...

HS Football, Week 8: Wheeler, Reyes keep Aptos rolling past San Benito

The Mariners thumped the Haybalers 35-12 in a hard-hitting but ultimately lopsided Monterey Bay League Gabilan division victory to stay undefeated in league play.

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Watsonville football storms past longtime rival Santa Cruz in non-league action 

The Watsonville High football team last week bounced back with a 44-21 win over Santa Cruz High in non-league action Sept. 6.  Nate Aguilar hauled in two touchdown receptions, and fellow teammate Abraham Martinez added a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Wildcatz.  Watsonville had a...

Women's JC Beach Volleyball: Cabrillo returns to state tournament

The undefeated Coast Conference champions continued their dominance over Northern California by blanking Foothill, 5-0, and nearly shutting out West Valley, 4-1, to push their win streak to 10 matches.

Braga steps down as girls’ basketball coach at St. Francis

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High School girls’ basketball coach Randy Braga—who led the Sharks to three-straight Central Coast Section Division V championships—will not make a return to the sidelines this year. Athletic Director Adam Hazel issued a press release March 24 stating that Braga stepped down from...

Grizzlies’ wrestling program continues to gain more interest 

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High wrestling team will go through some major growing pains this season as one of the youngest groups competing in the area. There might not be a lot of experience on the roster sheet but the Grizzlies seem to be optimistic for...

HS Sports: Aptos' Reckers, Dueck, Hernandez Marquez ink letters to D1 programs

Reckers signed with Cal State Bakersfield for baseball, Dueck signed with Santa Clara University for soccer and Hernandez Marquez made good on her verbal commitment to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from a year ago.