Sports

The magical season for St. Francis’ girls’ soccer team came to an end following a 5-1 loss to North Monterey County in the Central Coast Section play-in game Tuesday afternoon.  Andrea Ibarra, Anahi Flores, Isa Valadez, Herendira Navoa and Bella Hernandez each scored once for...

A pair of local girls soccer players earned top honors for their valiant efforts on the pitch during the 2024-25 Pacific Coast Athletic League winter season.  Pajaro Valley senior Valeria Acosta and St. Francis freshman Alyssandra Peterson were both named the Most Valuable Player in...

Blake Hinson finished with a game-high 37 points for the Santa Cruz Warriors in Wednesday night’s 145-111 victory over the Osceola Magic at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. The standout forward made 13-of-19 shot attempts from the field, including six 3-pointers that helped...

Watsonville native Luke Keaschall made his Major League Baseball debut with the Minnesota Twins on April 18, hoping to make a name for himself right off the bat. No pun intended. The former Aptos High baseball standout made quite the impression after he batted 2-for-4...

After going winless in the non-league portion of its 2025 spring schedule, Watsonville’s baseball team has seemed to turn things around just in the nick of time. The Wildcatz have won six straight and are 5-0 to begin Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play,...

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...

Aptos senior Nami Banks was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 boys soccer season. According to statistics on the Monterey Bay Preps website, the Mariners’ team captain finished with 13 goals and six assists in his fourth...

Aptos senior Anahi Macias was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year for the 2024-25 girls soccer season. The Mariners’ team co-captain finished with five goals and one assist.  Macias, the SCCAL’s reigning Defender of the Year, made the switch to...

Watsonville senior Jillian Lerma typically hits at the No. 2 spot in the batting lineup, meaning her role is to get on base with the intention to score runs.  However, that all changed Wednesday afternoon when the speedy shortstop smacked a three-run double to help...

San Lorenzo Valley’s softball team returned to the diamond Tuesday afternoon following a much-needed spring break this past week. It took little to no time for senior Angie Fulkerson to shake off the rust as she batted 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs...