Girls basketball: Young Wildcatz continue rebuild under Cook
Watsonville High girls’ basketball
coach Zachary Cook is in year two of the slow, methodical process of rebuilding
a program with young talented players.
Last year, Cook’s program went through
a season full of growing pains and finished winless in Pacific Coast Athletic
League Mission Division play.
The...
PV Sports Football Power Rankings, 9/6
The new PV Sports Football Power Rankings are out and Aptos High is this week's top team heading into week two of the season. Watsonville opened up with a big win and jumped into the second spot.
CDPH gives high school sports ‘blueprint’ to return to play
By Emanuel Lee, Hollister Free Lance Sports Editor
Calling it the “document we’ve been waiting for,” Central Coast Section Commissioner Dave Grissom said the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) recent release in regards to youth sports gives him and the other 10 section commissioners...
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Mitch Haniger hit a two-run single, Kyle Seager also singled in a run in a big first inning, and the Mariners spoiled the Giants' home opener with a 6-4 win Tuesday.
Sharks’ senior leadership leads to hot start | Girls basketball
St. Francis High senior Emily Raich was well aware that the girls basketball team would be missing some important elements prior to the start of the 2023-24 campaign.
Going into season, the Sharks’ standout player knew it wasn’t going to be about the size of...
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Saturday's semifinals set
Sam Groth, Liam Broady, Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz all punched their ticket to today’s semifinal round of the 30th annual Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank.
Carr's return not enough to spark struggling Raiders offense
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Girls SCCAL Basketball: Faster, stronger Hocom named league M.V.P.
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.
‘Catz lose tough battle against Whitney in NorCal D-I final | Boys soccer
ROCKLIN—For a minute, it almost felt like Watsonville High senior center back Lombardo Flores was on the verge of orchestrating a miraculous comeback for the boys’ soccer team Saturday.
He scored a late goal in the California Interscholastic Federation Northern California Regionals Division I title...
Seager, Bellinger lead Dodgers to 2-1 victory over Giants
Hill pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Dodgers beat the Giants 2-1 Saturday for their seventh consecutive victory.














