Girls basketball: Young Wildcatz continue rebuild under Cook
Watsonville High girls’ basketball
coach Zachary Cook is in year two of the slow, methodical process of rebuilding
a program with young talented players.
Last year, Cook’s program went through
a season full of growing pains and finished winless in Pacific Coast Athletic
League Mission Division play.
The...
HS Football Preview, Week 4: All local teams in league action this week
The Aptos High Mariners have had a whole week to prepare for their Monterey Bay League Gabilan division debut against the Palma High Chieftains and they without a doubt needed the extra time to sort out their shortcomings over the first three weeks of the season.
Local Roundup, 9/11: Grizzlies pummel Spartans in preseason finale
Pajaro Valley High senior Julie Che finished with a team-high 21 kills for the girls’ volleyball team as the Grizzlies defeated Seaside High on Tuesday in non-league play.
Aptos’ Kiana Safari captures SCCAL singles championship | Girls tennis
Aptos freshman Kiana Safari solidified her spot as the league’s top player following a dominant performance at this week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships tournament in Aptos.
The young Mariners standout beat fellow teammate senior Aviana Andrews 6-0, 6-1 to claim the...
HS Football, Week 11: Aptos falls short of PCAL-G title
A week after falling one yard short of a game-winning touchdown against Palma, the Mariners fell a yard short of icing what would have been a title-clinching victory in Friday night’s 28-24 loss to Salinas at “The Pit.”
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/31: Natalia Ackerman, Garrett Lee
Natalia Ackerman, Aptos, (Sr.): Mariners’ senior set a career milestone by recording her 1,500th point and 1,000th rebound in a loss against Pinewood on Jan. 20 in non-league play. She recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Garrett Lee, St. Francis, (So.): Sharks’...
‘Catz players earn All-PCAL first-team honors for outstanding efforts on the court | Girls basketball
Watsonville High juniors Xitlali Montesino and Kaylani Trout-Lacy gained some notoriety this season in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
The coaches within the league recognized their outstanding efforts on the basketball court by honoring the Wildcatz standouts as members of this year’s all-league...
Cougars baseball optimistic for upcoming league season
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Jaden Shabry and the rest of the baseball team is beaming with confidence as they enter the 2024 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season starting this week.
The Cougars star shortstop and pitcher is batting a .368 (7-of-19) average with...
