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WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High junior Brodie Legions had been preparing for their meeting against Marina High, which beat the Wildcatz boys’ basketball earlier this season in a tournament that they hosted. The standout forward wanted to win not just as redemption but because they knew it would...

St. Francis senior Lawson Orradre is a man of few words. This season, he let his actions speak for itself whenever he hit the football field. The Sharks’ senior recorded a team-high 53 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles in nine games played. He racked up 320...

Williams, who missed time in Cabrillo’s previous three games because of injury, completed 12-of-20 passes for 279 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in a 62-17 non-conference win over Redwoods College on Oct. 6.

The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team received some late-game heroics from an unsung hero in Wednesday night’s non-league match against visiting Salinas High. Senior Alexis Valenzuela scored his first goal of the season to help lift the Wildcatz past the Cowboys, 2-0. Salinas was undefeated going into the...

One of the bright spots for Pajaro Valley’s athletic program last school year, Solorzano figures to be one of the most well-rounded three-sport student-athletes once again.

Ruiz not only cruised to the individual Pacific division title at the Monterey Bay League Championships but finished just four seconds behind the Gabilan division champion, Notre Dame-Salinas sophomore Angela Leavitt, in the league’s overall results.

The start of the 2023 football campaign officially kicks off this weekend after weeks of summer practices and offseason workouts. It’s a fresh start for the five local teams: Aptos, Monte Vista Christian, Pajaro Valley, St. Francis and Watsonville high schools, which are set to...