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July 16, 2025

Boys' soccer roundup, 2/1: Streaking ‘Catz crack state’s top 15

Watsonville moved up to 15th in the state, according to MaxPreps’ rankings, and made its debut on Top Drawer Soccer’s Winter FAB 50 national rankings after beating Alvarez. Sophomore Jael Leal and junior Eric Vasquez each scored a goal to help the ‘Catz improve to 11-1-3 overall and 4-0-1 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division action.

Golovkin and Alvarez fight to a brutal draw; rematch to come

Golovkin retained his middleweight titles Saturday night, fighting to a 12-round draw with Alvarez in a brutal battle that ended with both fighters holding their hands aloft in victory. It was a fight neither deserved to lose and, when the scores were tallied, neither did.

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...

All-R-P Girls Soccer, 2017-18: Aptos' Hernandez Marquez named Player of the Year again

With that infectious love for the game as her guiding light, Hernandez Marquez was the driving force behind Aptos High’s success over the last four seasons. An All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team selection as a freshman, the league’s forward of the year her sophomore year and the SCCAL’s Most Valuable Player each of the last two seasons, Hernandez Marquez can now add another accomplishment to her long list.

Olson hits 2-run homer, A's beat Red Sox 7-3

Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, Jed Lowrie drove in two runs and the Oakland Athletics rebounded for a 7-3 victory over the AL East leaders to win for the sixth time in seven games Wednesday night.

Local Roundup, 3/22: P.V. boys volleyball dropped by Christopher in three sets

Pajaro Valley lost their Monterey Bay League Gabilan division game against Christopher in a 25-15, 25-14, 27-25 sweep on Tuesday night in Gilroy.

Boy's CCS Basketball: St. Francis to meet two-time defending champ Priory in final

Junior forward Chase Watkins scored a career-high 29 points to lead the top-seeded Sharks past No. 5 Pinewood, 67-51, into their first Central Coast Section championship game since 2012.

Aptos’ Natalia Ackerman continues basketball career at Cal Berkeley

Aptos High alumna Natalia Ackerman has had an incredibly strong basketball career since leaving Santa Cruz County to play at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  After obtaining her degree, Ackerman’s growth and love for the game led her to enter the transfer portal late in...

Girls' basketball roundup, 2/1: Solorzano, Ibarra bring P.V. closer to first-ever title

Jayleen Solorzano had 32 points, 11 rebounds and nine steals as the Grizzlies reset their program record for most points in a single game in Wednesday night’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division win.

Local roundup, 3/20: Wilson, Rodriguez help Watsonville knock off St. Francis

Juliana Wilson hit a two-run homer and Jessica Rodriguez pitched a four-hit shutout in Watsonville’s 3-0 preseason win over St. Francis of Mountain View on Friday.