Little League Roundup, 5/27: Giants, Padres set to meet for PVLL Majors title; Sox vs. Mets in Minors
Steven LaGrange hit two singles and drove in two runs while also pitching six innings of four-hit ball to lead the Giants to Tuesday’s championship game. The Giants and Padres will square off again at 6:15 p.m. for the title.
Local Roundup, 5/27: Pajaro Valley boy’s volleyball moves up to MBL-G
After winning the program’s first-ever league championship this season, capturing the Monterey Bay League Pacific division title, the coaches from around the MBL decided to move the Grizzlies up to the much-tougher Gabilan division.
SCCAL Softball: St. Francis’ Azevedo named top freshman
Ariana Azevedo was named the league’s top freshman, while sophomore Lena Ciandro and senior Miranda Janisch earned spots on the SCCAL First Team.
CCS Softball: Watsonville wins county's first-ever softball title
No. 4 Watsonville completed its improbable run to its first-ever CCS title, edging the No. 7-seeded Homestead High Mustangs, 3-1, for the Division I crown. It is the first section championship for any team from Santa Cruz County in the 42 years that the C
CCS Track & Field Championships: Aptos' Pardue takes 3rd in 200, advances to state
Rounding the corner and kicking to the finish line of the 200-meters at Friday’s Central Coast Section Track & Field Championships, Pardue found another gear to take third and squeak into the prestigious California Interscholastic Federation state meet.
CCS Softball: Watsonville knocks off top-seeded Pioneer, Azevedo; advances to first final since '06
No. 4 Watsonville kept its cool in the hottest of moments and slayed the giant on Thursday night at PAL Stadium in San Jose, stunning superstar pitcher Holly Azevedo and the top-seeded Mustangs, 1-0, in 10 innings to advance to the Central Coast Section D
Local Roundup, 5/25: Aptos, Pajaro Valley looking to fill coaching vacancies
Pajaro Valley High is looking for a new wrestling coach for the upcoming 2017-18 season, Athletic Director Joe Manfre announced on Friday.
Healthy, focused Nikki Hiltz among nation’s best runners again
The redshirt junior will enter today’s NCAA West Preliminary Round at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas with the sixth fastest 1,500 time among Division I runners. The first round of the 1,500 is set for 3:30 p.m. and the quarterfinals, which will de
CCS Baseball: Seventh-inning avalanche ends St. Francis' season
A controversial call on what looked like a force out at home plate with the bases loaded started a season-ending avalanche in the No. 7-seeded Sharks’ 7-2 loss to the No. 11-seeded Menlo Knights in the Central Coast Section Division II Semifinals at San J
Little League Roundup, 5/23: Cubs, Mets secure spots in PVLL title games
The Cubs advanced to the Pajaro Valley Little League Majors Championship with a 5-2 win over the Padres on Saturday.