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...
HS football: Powell recognized as best defensive player in PCAL Gabilan division
Aptos High senior defensive lineman Josh Powell led like a captain from the start of the year. His leadership and play on the field landed him this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division's most valuable player on defense.
His offensive production also earned...
Mustangs off to an early start at summer camp | HS football
WATSONVILLE—It had been nearly two months since Monte Vista Christian School incoming senior Aiden Keegan saw any kind of action on the football field.
But now he’s back, along with the rest of his teammates who participated in a 7 on 7 practice scrimmage against...
CCS Open Division Soccer: Watsonville falls to top-seeded Los Gatos despite dominant performance
The loss stops Watsonville’s (12-5-4) streak of advancing to a CCS championship match at four straight seasons. The 11-time CCS champions will have to watch the rest of the playoffs from the sidelines.
CCS Track & Field: Five local athletes qualify for CCS Championships
Aptos High’s Danner Pardue, Bella Dufek and Alex Austen, Watsonville High’s Daniela Salazar and Monte Vista Christian’s Delaney Ezeji-Okoye will all return to Gilroy High in hopes of earning a spot on the podium and advancing to the California Interschola
Watsonville’s Brayden Arnold spreads football in Ireland
The Watsonville High senior was a part of the American Football Worldwide ELITE football team that represented the red, white and blue in Ireland in a game against the country’s National U20 team on March 31.
49ers-Chiefs preseason game offers plenty of intrigue
Yet the new 49ers coach has a clear picture of how his debut will go Friday night in Kansas City, when he matches wits with Reid and the Chiefs in a game that offers a bit more intrigue than usual.
President's criticisms spark more protests at NFL games
President Donald Trump's criticism of players who kneel during the national anthem sparked angry protests around the National Football League Sunday, as about 200 players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance.
HS football: Wildcatz blanked by the Panthers
The Watsonville High football team had two weeks to prepare for its preseason finale against Burlingame High. Yet, the Wildcatz on Friday came out flat in a loss to the Panthers in non-league action.
JC Roundup, 1/4: Cabrillo women’s, men’s hoops cruise to preseason victories
The defending Coast Conference South division champion Seahawks stomped the Lassen College Cougars, 81-58, on Dec. 28, and closed out the Shasta Knights (7-8) in the title game with a 65-56 victory the following day.













