Mengden tosses 2-hitter, A's beat Phillies 4-0
Mengden was dominant in a two-hitter, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce each hit two-run homers and the Oakland Athletics beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Friday night.
St. Francis’ Maya Calfee, Liliana Whitmeyer share Cypress Division’s MVP award | All-PCAL girls’ basketball
St. Francis sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer were named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division’s co-Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season.
Calfee and Whitmeyer were also all-league first team selections for their stellar play on the court. They led...
HS Softball Roundup, 5/4: St. Francis bounces back from tough loss to make history
The Sharks lost 9-4 Tuesday to defending SCCAL champion S.L.V. The loss eliminated the Sharks from the SCCAL title hunt, but they bounced back on Thursday with a 14-1 win over Santa Cruz High at home to set the program record for most wins in a single season (11).
Local Roundup, 8/17: Hiltz podiums in Guardian Mile — first pro race
Aptos High alumna Nikki Hiltz took third place in the elite female division of the Guardian Mile race in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday.
Local runners finish strong at CIF State Championships | HS cross country
St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas and a group of other local high school runners put on a strong performance at the 34th CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning.
Vargas, who qualified as individual, took 12th out of 205 runners in 15 minutes,...
HS Football: Physical Condors done with losing seasons
The Condors were without a place to call home for close to two calendar years before the completion of their state-of-the-art synthetic field last fall. They were only able to play a pair of home games last season. This season, they’ll have six home games, including five straight following their season opener.
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Christian Quintero
Already a solid scorer as a freshman for the Pajaro Valley basketball team, the 5-foot-11 guard added to his repertoire and took a massive leap forward.
Mustangs’ football team making strides to return winning culture
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian senior Kyle Recotta is on a mission to accomplish some big things for the Mustangs’ football team this upcoming season.
Especially after a challenging year plagued with injuries and going winless in the difficult Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division a year...
Boys' PCAL-G soccer: Watsonville continues super run into first place
The win pushed Watsonville’s unbeaten streak to 10 games, improved the black and gold to 12-1-3 overall and pushed the team into first place in the star-studded league.
HS football roundup: Sharks chomp Mariners for league win
St. Francis High junior safety Davin Avila recovered a fumble and took it back 45 yards for a touchdown to help the Sharks get past Marina High, 32-20, on Friday in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia play.
“That was big,” said St. Francis coach...
















