20 Athletes in 20 Days: Grace Kovacs, St. Francis High
St. Francis senior Grace Kovacs is a three-sport athlete set to compete in volleyball, basketball and softball for the Sharks this season.
‘Catz pounce on Grizzlies in season opener | HS football
WATSONVILLE—It took a little more than a quarter of action for the Watsonville High football team to get the jitters and rust off its shoulder pads in Friday night’s season opener at Emmett M. Geiser Field.
But once they got going it seemed like nothing...
St. Francis alumna Sabrina Bracken takes over girls’ volleyball program
Sabrina Bracken was just a sophomore when she joined the St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team that won a Central Coast Section title in 2008.
The former Sharks star will return to the court, only this time she’ll be holding a clipboard and hopefully resurrecting...
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Playful Bublik beats Broady for title
Bublik had plenty of fun both on the court and off of it at Sunday’s Nordic Naturals Challenger singles championship. The 20-year-old captured his second Challenger title of the year, beating crowd favorite Liam Broady, 6-2, 6-3, and then hopped into the
Mariners boys’ soccer team bounces back with shutout win against Harbor | Sports Roundup
SANTA CRUZ—Aptos High's Fredys Abrego finished with one goal and one assist for the Mariners boys' soccer team in a 3-0 win against Harbor High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
Abrego scored in the 58th minute and he followed up with...
St. Francis off to superb start in formidable PCAL’s Gabilan Division | Prep flag football
St. Francis was given a friendly reminder that it is not in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division anymore.
They found that out quickly after escaping with a narrow 21-18 win over Salinas in the teams’ Gabilan Division contest on Wednesday afternoon.
After building a...
Covid-19 restrictions keeping stands silent, empty at roaring Ocean Speedway
WATSONVILLE—Ryan Winter had a decent night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway racetrack as he placed second in the South Bay Dwarf Car main event on Aug. 7. It was a nice finish for the Galt native, but he admitted that something was missing.
“The atmosphere,” he...
Grizzlies work on getting back to winning form | Boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys basketball head coach Eddie Marin has seen plenty of ups and downs during his short tenure with the program.
One of those low moments he’d like to put behind him was last year after going winless in his first season as...
Girls Cross Country Preview, 2018: Ruiz takes over ‘Catz’s leadership role
A year after being named the top female freshman cross country runner in all of Northern California, Ruiz is back and determined to improve on her breakout season.
