HS Football, Week 7: Pajaro Valley drops heartbreaker to Greenfield
Pajaro Valley lost a 37-35 heartbreaker to visiting Greenfield on Saturday night at Carl Conelly Stadium to fall to 0-2 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division play.
PV’s Valeria Acosta named Mission Division’s co-MVP | All-PCAL girls soccer
Pajaro Valley High senior Valeria Acosta was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s co-Most Valuable Player for the 2023-24 girls soccer season.
Acosta and Giselle Zepeda of league champion Soledad High will share this year’s top honors after both players had superb seasons...
Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman earns All-SCCAL First Team honors | Boys basketball
Aptos High sophomore Isaiah Ackerman may have been a first-year starter for the Mariners’ boys basketball team but what he did on the court this season was enough to turn some heads.
The coaches within the league recognized Ackerman for his accomplishments as he earned...
MVC tabs Dustin Mones to become new director of athletics
Monte Vista Christian earlier this month announced a trio of new hires, including the school’s newest athletic director for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.
Dustin Mones was officially named the Mustangs’ director of athletics on June 12, replacing long-time director Matt Coleman.
Joseph Cassius Lampkin on...
End of an era: Randy Blankenship retires after 50-year football coaching career
Several words come to mind when describing longtime Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship.
Most will say he’s stern when it comes to his coaching methods, while others might call him caring, enthusiastic and motivational.
Yet, it might take just one word when talking about his...
Sharks stay united during a season filled with obstacles | Girls basketball
WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High girls’ basketball team took a hard hit last week after six players were forced to sit out due to Covid-19 protocols.
But instead of postponing its game against Gilroy High until later in the season, the Sharks brought enough players to...
HS Wrestling: Three locals capture titles at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic
Watsonville High’s Abel Pena and Monte Vista Christian’s Amman Klair and Christian Cabuag all captured their respective championship at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic in Aptos on Friday.
