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March 14, 2026

HS Football, Week 11: Undefeated Mustangs trample Wildcatz in regular season finale

Watsonville lost 41-14 to the undefeated Monterey Bay League Pacific division champion Gilroy High Mustangs on Thursday night at Emmett M. Geiser Field.

AmeriCup gold medalist, Reggie Hearn, pays Watsonville visit

Hearn, a star wing for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League, took some time from his breakneck training schedule with local trainer Jefferson Codera to give some sage advice to Watsonville High basketball players on the school’s campus.

HS football: Mariners cruise past Eagles for league win

APTOS — A superb week of practice can lead to great things on game day. At least that’s the way Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship put it.  The end result of this week’s practice: a crushing 28-7 win over Alvarez High on Friday in...

Coronavirus: Local athletes affected by Olympic postponement

The sports world took a major hit Tuesday as the International Olympic Committee announced it will postpone this year’s summer games.  Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, and Abe Shinzo, prime minister of Japan, decided the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not take place until...

Local Roundup. 12/16: St. Francis girls’ soccer continues undefeated season

Riley Croghan scored two goals, Ashley Raich scored and made an assist and the St. Francis High girls’ soccer team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 5-0 preseason win over Anzar High on Thursday evening.

NorCal Champions: Mariners cap off remarkable season with Division III title | Girls water polo

Aptos senior Sofia Contreras last week missed her departure to go on a cruise ship with her family for a trip of a lifetime to Mexico. Instead, she decided to spend the time with her Mariners girls’ water polo teammates as they continued their journey...

Girl's Basketball: Chavez takes over Pajaro Valley after two years with JV’s

Chavez takes over for Casey Neligh, who stepped down from his coaching and teaching duties in April to return to school for his master’s degree and teacher’s credential. Since Neligh’s resignation, Chavez has served as the interim head coach and run the o

HS Football: Aptos senior class plans to right wrongs of last season

Aptos last season finished runner-up to eventual CCS Open Division I champion, Salinas High, in the now-defunct Monterey Bay League Gabilan division. For many, the team’s 6-1 run through the powerhouse league was an impressive feat. For the Mariners, it was a “disappointing” end to an otherwise solid season.

‘Catz boys’ soccer team picks up a non-league victory against San Benito | Sports Roundup 

The Watsonville boys’ soccer team bounced back after it suffered its first loss of the season with a 2-0 victory against San Benito on Tuesday in non-league action.  Seniors Angel Tarelo and Mateo Arias scored goals for the Wildcatz, who recorded their fifth win by...

Span gets RBI single in 14th, lifts Giants over Rockies 4-3

Denard Span singled home Gorkys Hernandez with two outs in the 14th inning, lifting San Francisco over Colorado 4-3 on Tuesday night.