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March 25, 2026

PHOTOS: 39th Annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game

As the professionals participated in this past weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, a collection of the best local prep football players got together for one last time on the gridiron Feb. 1.  St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca Jr. tossed a pair of touchdown...

Mustangs looking to rebound prior to start of PCAL play | Boys basketball 

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian junior Bryce Brogan and his teammates wanted to end the non-league portion of its schedule on a high note before jumping into next month’s important league schedule.  However, the Mustangs discovered they still need to iron out the kinks following a 76-48...

HS baseball preview, 2019: New leagues move emphasis from arms to depth, fundamentals

Depth, defense and fundamentals — more than ever — will be the determining factors over the course of league play.

Watsonville names Patrick Rodriguez, 37, new softball head coach

Watsonville High this week announced it promoted Patrick Rodriguez as the newest head coach for the softball team. The 37-year-old Watsonville native will take the helm after former coach Pete Legorreta told the school he was retiring from coaching following the 2024 spring season. Rodriguez was...

Scotts Valley’s Rebbert, Williams chosen as league’s top players | All-SCCAL girls basketball

Scotts Valley juniors Samantha Rebbert and Brooklyn Williams were each named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season. Rebbert had an average of 11.5 points, 6.5 steals, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while Williams finished...

King City sneaks past ‘Catz in PCAL-Cypress action | HS football roundup

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior linebacker Matthew Flores put on quite the defensive performance with 10-plus tackles and three sacks on Friday night.  But it wasn’t enough firepower for the Wildcatz as they were edged by King City, 7-0, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division action...

Catz sneak past the Mariners in extra innings | Weekly Roundup

APTOS—Watsonville High freshman Cameron Llamas sprinted her way to home plate for the go-ahead run that helped lift the Wildcatz past Aptos High in an extra-inning thriller on Saturday.   The Wildcatz edged the Mariners, 8-7, in eight innings to close out their season in Santa...

Aptos’ Summer Jacob named league’s co-MVP | SCCAL girls soccer

APTOS—It’s typically difficult to identify an MVP-type caliber soccer player when they primarily play in the defensive backfield and it’s the attackers producing all of the highlight reels with the goals and assists. Aptos High senior defensive midfielder Summer Jacob recorded just one goal and...

MBL-P Baseball: Pajaro Valley stuns Watsonville, squashes 131-game losing streak

Behind senior Daivian Quintana’s pitching and an explosive first few innings, Pajaro Valley squashed a 131-game losing streak against league opponents with a 7-2 win over cross-city rival Watsonville in Monterey Bay League Pacific division action on Friday night.

Furr, Grandzuk, Elrod win at Ocean Speedway

Brad Furr took another step toward the season championship with his win in the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Ocean Speedway.