Girls soccer: Grizzlies escape late run against Aztecs
WATSONVILLE–The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team extended its magical season thanks to a little bit of help from Lady Luck.
The Grizzlies also got a spectacular performance from Katherine Burke, who made the biggest save with time winding down in Tuesday night’s Pacific Coast...
Mariners fall to Burlingame in Division III title game | CCS boys basketball
BURLINGAME—Aptos High’s Cameron Saldaña seemed almost unstoppable for most of Saturday night’s Central Coast Section basketball championship, knocking in just about every shot that left his hand.
The senior guard finished with a record-setting 30 points but it wasn’t enough for the No. 4 seeded...
Aptos’ boys’ track and field athletes find success at Arcadia Invitational | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Aptos senior Logan Brantley won the discus event with a toss of 169-feet, 6 inches in the open division at the prestigious Arcadia Track and Field Invitational on April 11-12. The Mariners’ standout athlete also placed 12th in the discus invitational division with a throw...
Covid protocols have football coaches calling audibles
WATSONVILLE—Last week was a rollercoaster ride for St. Francis High football coach John Ausman.
A day before their season opener against King City High on Aug. 27, he broke the news to the team that the game would be postponed.
The excitement came back when they...
MVC drops first game of the season to Scotts Valley | Girls lacrosse
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian girls’ lacrosse team was off to its best start in the program’s short history by winning seven straight games to start the season.
But the Mustangs hit a minor bump on the road following a 17-8 loss to Scotts Valley High in...
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Jayleen Solorzano
One of the bright spots for Pajaro Valley’s athletic program last school year, Solorzano figures to be one of the most well-rounded three-sport student-athletes once again.
G League: Looney, Smailagić assigned to SC Warriors
The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have assigned forwards Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagić to the Santa Cruz Warriors.
Looney, 23, has appeared in 16 career games–one start–with Santa Cruz during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 NBA G League seasons. He logged 10.5 points, 8.4...
Male Athlete of the Year: St. Francis’ Nash Horton dominates after overcoming major odds
St. Francis graduate Nash Horton suffered a devastating and potential career-ending injury after he tore his right shoulder labrum at the beginning of the 2023 baseball season.
After doing some extensive research, he discovered a high percentage of professional athletes who had trouble with that...
St. Francis senior named section’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Chloe Deleissegues, a multi-sport senior athlete with a 4.55 grade point average, was recently named the Central Coast Section Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
