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APTOS—Aptos High junior Eddie Alvarez has been slowly making a name for himself as one of the premier soccer players in the area. The Mariners’ superstar forward made a case for himself Tuesday night in a 3-0 shutout win over perennial powerhouse Watsonville High in...

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team surprised a lot of people after it made a deep run in last year’s Central Coast Section playoffs. The Mustangs were eliminated in the Division IV semifinals. Yet, returning players such as senior guard Angelina Cortes are more...

On Friday night during the second round of the NorCal regional tournament in the Adobe Palace, the high-flying, No. 16-ranked Cabrillo College Seahawks’ season-long struggles with free-throw shooting caught up to them, as they fell to the visiting No. 18-ranked Canada College Colts, 64-58.

Watsonville closed out its Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division season with a pair of ties, but the draws were more than enough for the Wildcatz to capture their first league title since the 2014-15 season.

Monte Vista Christian junior Brendan Doyle got a late start to the season but he had no trouble getting into rhythm on the offense.  The bulldozing running back was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division’s offensive player of the year and he was...

The Watsonville High football team last week bounced back with a 44-21 win over Santa Cruz High in non-league action Sept. 6.  Nate Aguilar hauled in two touchdown receptions, and fellow teammate Abraham Martinez added a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Wildcatz.  Watsonville had a...

Kittle still had a brilliant Sunday afternoon, making an 85-yard touchdown reception on the way to 210 yards receiving and becoming the 49ers' first tight end to reach the 1,000-yard milestone to lead San Francisco past the sluggish, injury-plagued Denver Broncos 20-14.

Ever since Gladys Mondragon took over the program in 2005, the Watsonville High girls’ soccer team has been consistently showing up to compete. This season should be no different. “I think that we have the players to defend, we have the players to attack,” she said....

APTOS—Ever since Aptos High began playing Palma High six years ago, the games have mirrored a sports drama blockbuster that leaves viewers hungry for a sequel. The two Monterey Bay powerhouses put on quite the performance yet again in front of a packed house at...

APTOS — The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team finally got over its biggest hump in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The No. 3 Mariners defeated No. 2 Soquel High in four sets, 26-24, 25-11, 22-25, 25-19, on Thursday in the Division III semifinals. It was the...