Sports

The 40th Annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game was a one-sided affair as Team White crushed Team Black, 42-0, at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas on Jan. 31.  North Salinas senior Canelo Gonzales and Hollister senior Jordan Quezada each hauled in one touchdown reception...

Watsonville senior forward Diego Guillen notched five goals in the Wildcatz's 7-2 thumping win over King City in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division boys soccer action Friday evening. Justin Alfaro and Damian Amador each added one goal for the ‘Catz, who remain unbeaten at...

Midway through the winter campaign, Aptos remains the cream of the crop in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with a current record of 6-0 in league play.  Meanwhile, standout Bella Hartnett continued her case as the league’s top player with the game’s lone goal...

St. Francis senior Jacob Jimenez put up a game-best 22 points as the Sharks cruised to a 79-37 victory over North Monterey County in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play Tuesday evening. Jimenez knocked in a pair of 3-pointers and was perfect from the...

On a glorious day full of sunshine that felt more like spring than winter, Alisal senior Mia Rivera shone brightest at the 2nd Annual RSF/GPF Central Coast Girls Flag Football All-Star Game at Aptos High School on Jan. 11.  The Trojan wide receiver and safety,...

Ivan Zavala recorded one goal and one assist in Aptos’ 3-0 victory over Ceiba College Prep in non-league boys soccer action on Jan. 9.  Zavala gave the Mariners an early lead with his score in the second minute, which was assisted by Josiah Siqueiros. Siqueiros tallied...

Watsonville junior Justin Alfaro recorded a hat trick to help lift the boys’ soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Jan. 6.  Alfaro finished with a game-best three goals, while teammate junior Jesus Contreras-Barboza...

A little more than 100 Pajaro Valley Unified School District students received an early Christmas present at Pajaro Valley High’s first annual toy drive event on Dec. 23. Children from H.A. Hyde, Ohlone and Hall District elementary schools got a chance to pick from an...

In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies. Prior to the start of this season, he jumped on the opportunity to add more on his plate as the team’s newest starting running back.  “I've always...

Last year around this time, Aptos senior Maya Schiro was preparing for her trip to the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships as the lone runner on the girls’ team. That won’t be the case next week. Schiro and her teammates will all make the...