Girls CCS Volleyball: Strah, Soquel deny Aptos title — again
The Mariners were looking to score a double dip of revenge on Saturday. The Knights had not only stonewalled the Mariners in last year’s CCS D-III championship, but they also swept the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League series to end their rival’s five-year reign over the league.
Seahawks advance in NorCal playoffs | Men’s soccer
SEASIDE—After finishing the regular season with three consecutive ties, the Cabrillo College men's soccer team still managed to qualify for the NorCal Regional playoffs.
The No. 9-seeded Seahawks defeated No. 24 Modesto, 3-0, in the first round of California Community College Athletic Association postseason action...
Covid-19 restrictions keeping stands silent, empty at roaring Ocean Speedway
WATSONVILLE—Ryan Winter had a decent night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway racetrack as he placed second in the South Bay Dwarf Car main event on Aug. 7. It was a nice finish for the Galt native, but he admitted that something was missing.
“The atmosphere,” he...
‘Catz aim to make a deep run in CCS Open Division playoffs | Boys soccer
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High coach Roland Hedgpeth is a member on the Central Coast Section boys’ soccer committee board.
On Thursday, the board got together—like they do each year—to discuss division placements, seedings and first round opponents for the upcoming postseason.
The Wildcatz earned the No. 2 seed...
Photos: ‘Catz football team prepares for first day of fall practice
Watsonville High and other local football teams this week were in full gear preparing for the upcoming 2024 fall season.
The season officially begins Aug. 9 with the first day of practice, but teams were still allowed to wear helmets and shoulder pads starting Monday.
After...
Mustangs lose heartbreaker to Scotts Valley | High school football
WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian football team had a chance Friday night to get back on course for a potential run into the Central Coast Section postseason.
Instead, the Mustangs hit a major bump on the road in a 7-0 loss to Scotts Valley in Pacific...
New attitude, self-discipline has Watsonville feeling optimistic | High school football
With just days leading up to the 2025 season-opener, Watsonville football head coach Manny Contreras was already required to make a potential season-changing roster move at quarterback.
Tino Razo, a senior, injured his wrist during the Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree on Aug. 23, forcing...
Grizzlies pounce on Pumas in ‘B’ Division semifinals | SCCAL basketball tournament
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team thought they were done for the season after last week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale against San Lorenzo Valley High.
But a late phone call on Saturday told them otherwise.
Erika Martinez scored a game-high 15 points for...
CIF Cross Country Championships, 2017: Zlatunich podiums; Ruiz, Benitez, Kelly finish in top 30
She took sixth in the Division III race by completing the 5,000-meter Woodward Park course in Fresno with a time of 18 minutes, 23.7 seconds.
