Sports

APTOS—A return for the Cabrillo College football program looked all but hopeless after it was placed on a two-year probation due to a violation for housing out-of-area players.  But in a turn of events, the school’s governing board elected to reinstate the program in a...

St. Francis High made great strides throughout the season and ended up as one of the most improved teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division. The coaches within the division saw the consistent improvement, as four Sharks were named to the all-league...

MVC, a team devastated by injuries from the first week of the season until the last, capped off the year with a shining moment of victory at the Monterey Bay League division championships, winning the 4x400 and shattering the school record with a time of

SAN JOSE—Watsonville High senior forward Mateo Arias walked around the middle of the pitch, pumping both fists in the air and yelling “Vamos ” to his teammates. The Wildcatz boys’ soccer team had all the reason to celebrate after the defeating top-seeded Branham High, 2-1,...

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...

Hearn, a star wing for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League, took some time from his breakneck training schedule with local trainer Jefferson Codera to give some sage advice to Watsonville High basketball players on the school’s campus.

FELTON—The Aptos High boys’ track and field had a strong outing at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships on May 7.  But, there were some shocking upsets and surprises on the day that helped the Mariners cruise to a league title.  Aptos junior Trent Nosky...

Paloma Ramirez had 16 points and seven rebounds, Mackenzie Tellez added 13 points, eight rebounds and five steals and Monte Vista Christian completed its dominant showing in the Don & Martha Price Christmas Classic with a 74-41 win over Valley Christian-Roseville in the tournament final on Saturday in Watsonville.

The Aptos High Mariners have had a whole week to prepare for their Monterey Bay League Gabilan division debut against the Palma High Chieftains and they without a doubt needed the extra time to sort out their shortcomings over the first three weeks of the season.