Sports

Watsonville junior Justin Alfaro recorded a hat trick to help lift the boys’ soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Jan. 6.  Alfaro finished with a game-best three goals, while teammate junior Jesus Contreras-Barboza...

The optimism meter is higher than ever for the Aptos High boys’ soccer team following some success during the non-league portion of its regular season schedule.   Senior attacking midfielder Eddie Alvarez is leading a group of speedy wingers on the outside that have been opening...

APTOS—The Aptos High cross country program got off to a smooth running start to begin the fall sports season.  For junior Brook Willoughby, returning to her favorite activity in the world was more than just getting back to a traditional routine. “Getting back to a real...

Overall, student-athlete participation was at an all-time high for the fifth consecutive year, making a .78 percent leap to 785,357 participants.

Alaga, and Galassi, best friends and fishing buddies since the ages of 11 and 14, respectively, finished fifth at this year’s California Open on May 14 to qualify for the SAF Bass Fishing National Championships at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama later

Pajaro Valley will return to the Pacific Coast Athletic League and have a solid chance to win a league title in a league that features six other teams with losing records from last season.

WATSONVILLE—Aptos baseball coach Jason Biancardi said it's never easy beating the same opponent twice, especially when the second meeting is at their place.   But a strong pitching performance combined with a nearly flawless defense and a dash of offensive firepower guided the Mariners to a...

SANTA CRUZ—The DubTown 18-U baseball team out of Watsonville faced elimination not once, but four times during this past week’s NorCal Super Regional Palomino Tournament.  With their backs against the wall, DubTown defeated the Santa Clara Red Sox twice on Sunday to capture the championship...