No mercy: St. Francis pounds Soledad to reach CCS title game | High school baseball
SANTA CLARA—After the St. Francis High baseball team split a two-game set with Soledad High during the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division season, no one expected the rubber match to be a blowout.Â
After all, the two league contests were decided by a combined...
On the Lowdown: High school sports continue despite coronavirus scare
*NOTE: This story was written prior to Thursday night’s decision to suspend school athletics.Â
Make no joke about it. The coronavirus is real and it’s slowly making its way into the Pajaro Valley.
But the big scare hasn’t affected any of the prep sports in the...
Santa Cruz Warriors name Shannon Stabler assistant general manager | NBA G League
Shannon Stabler was named the new assistant general manager of the Santa Cruz Warriors, according to a press release issued by the team Oct. 2. She became the first woman in the franchise’s history to take on that role.
“My new role as the assistant...
Mariners’ cheer team captures program’s first CCS titleÂ
SAN JOSE—The Aptos High competition cheer team made a name for itself this past weekend at the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High School.
Team captains Jessika Parra and Gwen Parry along with the rest of the Mariners’ cheer squad captured the Show Cheer...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 12/06: Jeal Leal, Audrey Hernandez
Jeal Leal, Watsonville, (Jr.): Wildcatz’s junior forward recorded a goal and an assist in the season opening win against Pajaro Valley. He has a team-high four goals.
Audrey Hernandez, St. Francis, (Jr.): Sharks’ junior recorded 21 points in a season-opening win against Pajaro Valley in...
Girls CCS Volleyball: Mt. Madonna rallies past ND-Salinas for redemption, D-V title
No. 2 Mt. Madonna outlasted top-seeded Notre Dame-Salinas 25-16, 11-25, 25-17, 27-29, 15-11 to win the program’s third section crown and first since 2009.
‘Catz clinch PCAL Cypress title | Girls cross countryÂ
SALINAS—Watsonville High’s Katelynn Ruiz is quickly turning into one of the top cross country runners in the area this season.
The freshman sensation won the Cypress Division race in 19 minutes, 50 seconds at Saturday morning’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships at Toro County Park,...
HS softball preview, 2019: Senior talent giving way to strong crop of freshmen
Some of the top high school softball players in South Santa Cruz County are getting ready to sing their swan songs, and a strong group of underclassmen — mostly consisting of freshmen — is primed to fill their large shoes.
