Next Level Locals: Sahid Valenzuela and Nick Ciandro
St. Francis High alumni Nick Ciandro, right, and Sahid Valenzuela suited up for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team in its season-opening series against Stanford.
‘Catz earn trip to state championships | Girls cross country
BELMONT—It’s been a little more than two decades since the Watsonville High girls’ country team last made a trip to the CIF State Championships.
But the Wildcatz will be back in action after they barely qualified in last week’s Central Coast Section finals.
Watsonville sophomore Katelynn...
Local coaches react to school district’s rules for summer conditioning
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced last week that student-athletes will be allowed to participate in athletic conditioning and workouts starting Monday.
Pajaro Valley High School athletic director Joe Manfre said the decision will give coaches a chance to see their students once again and...
HS Track & Field: Locals ready for test against best at CCS Top 8
The CCS Top 8 meet, now in its 39th edition, serves as the final preview before the top athletes from the section battle it out for league, section and state titles in the coming weeks.
‘Catz prepared to contend in Gabilan Division | Girls basketball
It was a historic night for the Watsonville High girls’ basketball team on Jan. 3 as the Wildcatz pounced all over North Salinas High, 41-25, to tip off the Pacific Coast Athletic League season.
Not only did it help the ‘Catz get off to a...
HS Football, Week 6: Finally 'home,' N.M.C. shuts out Pajaro Valley, 29-0
On Friday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd of an estimated 3,000 fans, the Condors were finally home for the first time since 2015 and it was a sweet, sweet return. N.M.C. shutout visiting Pajaro Valley High, 29-0, in Monterey Bay League Pacific division play to usher in their new state-of-the art field with an emphatic win.
PHOTOS: Practice makes perfect
The Monte Vista Christian baseball team hit the field on Thursday afternoon for a practice session led by Mustangs manager Don Keathley.
Keathley and his coaching staff have a week to get the players back into playing shape by providing plenty of hitting, fielding and...
Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz set to compete at CCS finals | High school track and field
Watsonville High junior Katelynn Ruiz and several other local athletes are set to compete in this weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships in Gilroy.
The Wildcatz standout distance runner advanced in the 3200-meters finals after she finished in 11 minutes, 30.11 seconds during...
