PV’s Valeria Acosta named Mission Division’s co-MVP | All-PCAL girls soccer
Pajaro Valley High senior Valeria Acosta was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s co-Most Valuable Player for the 2023-24 girls soccer season.
Acosta and Giselle Zepeda of league champion Soledad High will share this year’s top honors after both players had superb seasons...
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz punches ticket to 2024 Olympics
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz guaranteed their spot at the upcoming Summer Games following a record-setting performance at last weekend’s U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials.
The 29-year old middle-distance runner won the women’s 1500-meters finals in 3 minutes, 55.33 seconds, setting both a personal-best and...
Ocean Speedway: Furr gains ground on Shaw, Burke also scores win
Brad Furr scored a victory in the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event on July 13 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.
Covid-19 outbreak puts a damper on local prep and college sports
APTOS—A rise in Covid-19 cases throughout Santa Cruz County has put a halt to some collegiate and high school sports events in the area.
The Cabrillo men’s basketball team was supposed to begin its California Community College Athletic Association Coast Conference South Division season this...
CCS Volleyball: Aptos, PV to meet in 1st round in D-II
The No. 12-seeded Grizzlies will host the No. 5-seeded Mariners today in the CCS Division II playoffs at 7 p.m. Although they were the lower seed, Pajaro Valley was awarded home-court advantage because of their league champion status.
Seahawks aim to three-peat despite slow start | Women’s soccer
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...
Mustangs run wild over Durham in NorCal semifinals | High school baseball
WATSONVILLE—There’s nothing fancy or stylish about the way the Monte Vista Christian baseball team has been playing this season.
Perhaps it’s the tank tops and flip flops or the casual beach road attire but whatever it is, it’s working.
“I just feel like my team needs...
NorCal’s finest: Mustangs capture CIF D-V crown | High school baseball
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian senior Jacob Woods texted baseball head coach Johnny Ramirez on Friday night prior to their big game in the CIF NorCal Regional finals.
Woods, who recently pitched a seven-inning gem in Tuesday’s Division V first round win, told his skipper he was...
