Sports

With their first league title since the program’s inception in 2006 within sight, the St. Francis High Sharks came tantalizingly close to completing a furious comeback but ultimately fell to the home team Santa Cruz High Cardinals, 21-14, on Friday night in Mission Trail Athletic League Coastal division action.

WATSONVILLE—North Monterey County sophomore Chris Rasmussen was tired of seeing the same scenario over and over again where games this season ended up in heartbreak.   The young running back helped the Condors soar past the Wildcatz, 21-14, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team has been a powerhouse program for the past 50 years, winning numerous league and Central Coast Section titles along the way.    This season will be no different as the Wildcatz return to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division...

Watsonville High wrestler Joaquin Mosqueda won the title at 134 pounds at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division championships Friday night at Watsonville High. Fellow teammates Vicente Mosqueda (128 pounds) and Mauricio Mendez (222) also won titles in their respective weight class. Mathew Flores...

The Pajaro Valley High girls’ volleyball team went the distance on Thursday to defeat St. Francis High in five sets in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division play.

A year after leading youthful Aptos to a runner-up finish in the SCCAL, Hocom helped the Mariners capture their first outright league championship since 1982 with her brilliance on offense and defense.

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Jayden Cardona last week made his debut on the mound for the Wildcatz baseball team, going up against familiar faces who once sat alongside him in the same dugout.  The right-hander recorded two strikeouts en route to a 6-3 come-from-behind win against...