Sports

Correction: A previous version of this story said the Watsonville boys' volleyball team last won a league championship in 2016, which is not true. Watsonville won a league championship in 2022. The historical run for the Watsonville boys’ volleyball team came to a crushing end...

Watsonville senior Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar won both the long jump and triple jump events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Track and Field Championship at Rancho San Juan High School on May 2.  Aceves-Aguilar was victorious in the long jump with a hop of...

Aptos sophomore Scarlett Stateler was a two-time winner for the Mariners at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championship at Aptos High on May 3.   Stateler, who is also a standout on the girls’ soccer team, victorious in the triple jump with...

Watsonville senior Nate Aguilar was facing elimination going into his final attempt in the triple jump at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships on May 24 when all of a sudden he asked spectators for a slow handclap.  As the claps began to...

Monte Vista Christian’s baseball team continues to run on all cylinders following an 11-1 crushing victory over Rancho San Juan in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Thursday afternoon.  Mustangs sophomore pitcher Chris Bautista allowed one run on six hits and one walk while...

Aptos senior Spike Sorensen recorded four goals and six assists in the Mariners’ 14-12 win over Saratoga in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Wednesday evening. Teammate sophomore Parker O’Hara had four goals, while junior Alex Sandoval contributed a pair of goals and...

Aptos’ Nick Bjorn shot 10-over-par 80 at Pasatiempo Golf Course to place second at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championship on Tuesday afternoon.  Bjorn was runner-up to San Lorenzo Valley senior James Dahlen (77), who stormed his way back to victory after falling behind...

Aptos senior hurler Logan Brantley extended his season for one more week after he advanced to the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships set for Saturday evening at Gilroy High School.  The Mariners’ standout athlete completed throws of 56 feet,1-1/2 inches and 175-10 in...

After a long regular season, four Santa Cruz County softball teams are eager to jump right into the Central Coast Section playoffs set to begin Saturday. Aptos, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Watsonville each earned a trip to the postseason in hopes of bringing...

It had been 11 years since the last time Pajaro Valley was able to muster together at least five wins in one season.  For most programs it’s not a big deal, but being able to surpass that milestone almost seemed impossible for a school lucky...