Sports

The coaches of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League got together last week to make up this year’s all-league girls volleyball teams.  The dynamic duo of Aptos High outside hitter Peyton Dueck and opposite Natalia Ackerman were named to the league’s first team. Dueck led the...

WATSONVILLE—There was a buzz going around the locker room shortly after the St. Francis High baseball team found out where it was placed in the Central Coast Section playoffs. That feeling of excitement is still lingering after the No. 4 seeded Sharks defeated No. 5...

Watsonville Boxing Academy phenom Tony “El Tigre” Torres continues to be a terror in the ring following a pair of big-time victories earlier this year.    In January, the 14-year-old incoming Watsonville High freshman won at the California State Region 8 Silver Gloves Championships in Compton...

St. Francis senior Grace Kovacs is a three-sport athlete set to compete in volleyball, basketball and softball for the Sharks this season.

APTOS—A late turnover for the Aptos High football team led to a heart-breaking defeat in last week’s home opener against Campolindo High. For senior running back Caden Prichard, the Mariners’ 30-22 loss left a bad taste in their mouths.  “I don’t think we played a great...

For a minute, it almost seemed like Aptos High was going to get over the hump of getting past newly formed rival Burlingame High in the Central Coast Section boys basketball playoffs.  Instead, the No. 2 seed Mariners came up short in their attempt of...

Micaela Macias, a senior who had never played organized basketball before this winter, muscled away an offensive rebound, and managed to score her first points in the waining moments of Tuesday night’s 30-13 loss to the Pacific Coast Athletic League Arroyo division champion Hawks.

GREENFIELD—The St. Francis High football team was on the verge of losing its first game of the season in heartbreaking fashion. But a huge defensive stop at the goal line helped the Sharks narrowly escape with a 14-10 win against Greenfield High in non-league action...

The dress rehearsal stage of the 2024-25 season is over for the Aptos girls’ soccer team.  After further review, most of the critics would probably agree they are lined up to be one of the premiere squads in the Central Coast Section. The Mariners are coming...

After two consecutive seasons of not losing a single conference game, the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team has come out of the gate slow this season.  The Seahawks had expectations of competing for a third straight Coast Conference South Division title but accomplishing that feat...