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).
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Julie Che, Pajaro Valley High
Julie Che led the Grizzlies to a fourth place finish in the league’s third-toughest division in the PCAL.
Pajaro Valley’s Betancourt named league MVP
Grizzlies senior outside hitter Rafael Betancourt recently became the program’s first league MVP, earning the Monterey Bay League Pacific division’s top honor after helping Pajaro Valley to its first-ever title in the spring.
HS Wrestling: Roberts calling it a career after upcoming season — his 20th at Aptos
Reggie Roberts, the Aptos High Mariners wrestling coach for the last 19 seasons, will step down from his post at the conclusion of the upcoming winter season.
Pajaro Valley’s Isaac Rojas named Cypress Division’s top player | PCAL boys soccer
WATSONVILLE—Prior to the season, Pajaro Valley High senior Isaac Rojas changed the shoelaces on his red cleats and it turned out they weren’t exactly the right length.
No matter how many times he tied them they just came apart, continuously stepping on them yet never...
Catz’s Arroyo leaps into CCS track and field finals
This track and field season has been nothing close to what Watsonville High senior Jonathan Arroyo has experienced in years past. He described it as a short and stressful season chock full of surprises.
“It was unexpected,” he said.
The unexpected season took another surprising turn...
CCS Football: M.V.C. falls to Monterey in D-V quarterfinals
The No. 7-seeded Mustangs hung tough through a handful of uncharacteristic mistakes, but could not hold off a late rally in their 15-10 loss to the No. 2-seeded Monterey Toreadores in the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Friday at Monterey Peninsula College.
Mariners boys’ squad returns SCCAL championship back home | High school wrestling
In just his first year at the helm, Aptos boys’ wrestling head coach Johnny Velez was already experiencing what some would consider a Hollywood scripted season.
The Mariners were sitting in a three-way tie with Santa Cruz and Soquel for the Santa Cruz Coast League...
HS Softball Roundup, 5/18: Sharks finish strong
St. Francis High finished its record-setting season with a 22-0 blowout win over Harbor High on May 10 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action.
Watching Warriors win title provides inspiration for Raiders
The Raiders began their three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday, a day after the Warriors won the NBA title at home by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

















