Sports

SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos and Santa Cruz boys’ basketball teams finished as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions, splitting the regular season series at one game apiece. On Thursday, they had one final chance to settle the score once and for all in the Central Coast...

The former SCCAL Commissioner was on hand for the dedication last year, but his absence during the 50th edition of the tournament today will leave a gigantic hole in the hearts of a wrestling community so accustom to his gregarious, fun-loving personality.

The Watsonville High senior was a part of the American Football Worldwide ELITE football team that represented the red, white and blue in Ireland in a game against the country’s National U20 team on March 31.

Aptos High senior Lena Manchester wasn’t too concerned about rankings or what lane she had to run in prior to her 100 meters hurdles race at last week’s Central Coast Section Finals. In fact, she tends to push herself a lot harder knowing there’s always...

A trio of local girls flag football players received some of the highest honors for their performances on the gridiron during the 2025 fall campaign. St. Francis sophomore Liliana Whitmeyer and Pajaro Valley sophomore Denisse Magallon were named the Most Valuable Player in the Gabilan...

Watsonville senior Katelynn Ruiz finished second overall with a time of 20 minutes, 05 seconds to help the Wildcatz girls' cross country team win the Mission Division race in the first Pacific Coast Athletic League Center Meet of the season Sept. 19.   The Wildcatz finished...

WATSONVILLE—Ryan Winter had a decent night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway racetrack as he placed second in the South Bay Dwarf Car main event on Aug. 7. It was a nice finish for the Galt native, but he admitted that something was missing. “The atmosphere,” he...