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September 21, 2026

WHS track gets facelift

Ten years after its installation, the all-weather track at the school’s campus is being completely replaced. The artificial-turf football field, which was installed at the same time as the track in a 2006 seven-figure renovation, is also being patched up

Watsonville’s Miller-Brown, MVC’s Cortez earn top awards | All-PCAL baseball

Watsonville High’s Patrick Miller-Brown and Monte Vista Christian’s Brady Cortez were each recognized with the highest honors possible in their respective Pacific Coast Athletic League divisions following a stellar baseball season in the spring.    Cortez was named the Mission Division’s co-Most Valuable Player alongside Stevenson’s...

Aptos’ Trent Nosky wins CCS title | Boys cross country

BELMONT—Aptos High senior Trent Nosky has been on a mission since the boys’ cross country season took off nearly three months ago.  The Mariners’ top runner—who was fresh coming off a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title—was at it again after a strong performance at...

Freeland pitches 6 solid innings, Rockies beat Giants 5-1

Freeland pitched six solid innings and shook off a liner off his pitching arm, Tony Wolters drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants again, 5-1 on Saturday.

Triggs pitches 6 shutout innings, Athletics stop Royals 8-3

Triggs followed his strong start against the Angels with six shutout innings against the Royals, while Jed Lowrie led a proficient offense with three RBIs and the Athletics romped to an 8-3 victory over punchless Kansas City on Wednesday night.

St. Francis alumna Sabrina Bracken takes over girls’ volleyball program

Sabrina Bracken was just a sophomore when she joined the St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team that won a Central Coast Section title in 2008.   The former Sharks star will return to the court, only this time she’ll be holding a clipboard and hopefully resurrecting...

Swimming: Going for Gold

Christopher Staka, one of the most decorated swimmers to come out of Aptos, is preparing for next year’s Olympic trials.

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Aptos girls volleyball takes down Scotts Valley in five sets

Aptos High sophomore outside hitter Ella Dueck had 19 kills, four aces, 20 digs and three blocks in a five-set (25-23, 16-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-9) win over Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls volleyball action Oct. 22.  Junior right side Kenzie Smith...

Weekend Roundup, 9/9: Sharks win a close battle on the road

The St. Francis High football team bounced back in week 2 with a 28-20 win against Yerba Buena on Friday night in non-league play.

Sharks lose season-opener in nail-biter to King City | High school football

After trailing for most of the day, St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca was on the verge of capping off the regular-season opener with a potential game-winning drive. But the miraculous comeback fell short following a huge defensive stop by King City on the Sharks’ final...