Ocean Speedway: Macedo, DeCarlo, Ahlwardt sprint for victories
Cole Macedo recorded his first career victory at the Watsonville Ocean Speedway by winning the Taco Bravo Ocean Sprints main event race.
HS football: Sharks blanked in season opener
St. Francis High came up short in its season opener against the King City in non-league play on Thursday at Watsonville High.
Canha's walk-off homer leads A's past Mariners, 6-5
Canha hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Wednesday.
Geiser Field renovations could begin next week
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High School site council committee is still onboard with a renovation project at Emmett M. Geiser Field, but now it will not have to decide whether or not to use Measure L funds to help pay for it.
Instead, Pajaro Valley Unified School...
Abreu hits for cycle as White Sox rout Giants 13-1
Abreu became the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle in 17 years, among a season-high six Chicago players to go deep in a 13-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
‘Catz lose tough battle against Whitney in NorCal D-I final | Boys soccer
ROCKLIN—For a minute, it almost felt like Watsonville High senior center back Lombardo Flores was on the verge of orchestrating a miraculous comeback for the boys’ soccer team Saturday.
He scored a late goal in the California Interscholastic Federation Northern California Regionals Division I title...
‘Emotional decision’: Aptos girls soccer coach Jessica Perkin resigns
Perkin molded the Mariners into a local power over her eight seasons with the program. Aptos posted a 105-28-25 record during her tenure, and also captured the last five Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in an incredible run that included a 41-game winning streak against league opponents.
On the lowdown: Is superstition a mind trick or is it real?
Today is Friday the 13, a day that is considered unlucky to those who are superstitious. Find out which coaches and players in the Pajaro Valley are superstitious.
Local Roundup, 9/30: Kelly, Kane lead St. Francis to dual meet victory
E.J. Kelly and Paul Kane finished 1-2 in Thursday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League dual meet wins against Soquel High and Mt. Madonna at Pinto Lake County Park.
Girls' basketball roundup, 1/18: Mariners’ Pardue embracing role as glue gal
Whether it’s playing tough defense, coming up with loose balls, clogging passing lanes or chasing down long offensive boards, the 5-foot-3 “glue gal” has quietly helped Aptos to a top-10 ranking in the Central Coast Section and a 14-4 start to the season.














