Sports

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Mateo Arias will occasionally make the switch from forward to the midfielder position at any given time for the Wildcatz boys’ soccer team. Not a problem for him at all.   But during Thursday night’s CIF NorCal Regionals Division I semifinals, he was asked...

The life of a high school student-athlete was something Aptos High senior Mikayla Santaella knew she was getting herself into as soon as she stepped foot onto the campus. At times it almost felt like she was never home unless it was to do homework...

Caroline Sullivan and Sara Thornburg scored two goals apiece, Polina Oglesby made a trio of clutch saves in the second half and Monte Vista Christian thumped St. Francis, 8-2, in a battle of Watsonville private schools Thursday evening.

The No. 5-seeded Mariners punctuated their improbable CCS-title run by exacting some sweet revenge on the No. 2-seeded Soquel Knights with a 71-59 win on Saturday to capture their first section title since 1983.

The Cover 3 Sports Ticker highlights pivotal matchups in the Games of the Week, and provides updates on local athletes in the Local Stars and Pajaro Valley Little League sections. Games of the Week PCAL Championships, track and field, Friday at 4pm: A group of local...

APTOS—There is a strut in the steps of every member of the Cabrillo College baseball team this season.  A quiet self-assuredness that seems to permeate the facilities as the “first season” comes to a close and the “second season” gets underway. Last week, the Seahawks’ (3-0,...

Just for a split second, it almost looked as though Alvarez was about to pull off a comeback for the ages in last week’s inaugural California Interscholastic Federation State boys soccer championship. A penalty kick goal by Luis Macias gave the Northern Regional champion Eagles...