Road to recovery: Aptos’ Castañeda wins battle with kidney cancer | Girls soccer
Aptos High girls soccer head coach Gina Castañeda was competing as she usually does in the annual Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley softball tournament in late August to help raise funds for youth non profits.
Everything was fine until she was accidentally punched in...
Late heroics help ‘Catz boys squad edge Independence | CCS basketball playoffs
Ahmi Martin has been the main ball distributor as a point guard for the Watsonville High boys’ basketball team throughout the 2025-26 winter season.
The game film doesn’t lie.
But just for a split second, the Wildcat senior took a chance to be a hero in...
HS football: Sharks blanked in season opener
St. Francis High came up short in its season opener against the King City in non-league play on Thursday at Watsonville High.
Santa Cruz Warriors fall to Stockton Kings in season opener
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Warriors guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. had a team-high 33 points in Friday night’s season opener but it wasn’t enough to overcome a big second half by the Stockton Kings in a 122-97 loss at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Dowtin, who is a two-way...
Building a strong bond, chemistry are key elements for St. Francis | PCAL football preview
One of the best parts of going into a new football season is getting a fresh start and going back to the chalkboard.
A clean slate, so to speak.
It’s exactly what St. Francis High senior Mason Borrego and his teammates needed following a mediocre 2023...
HS boys cross country: Sharks run away with PCAL-Cypress title
The St. Francis High boys’ cross country team captured the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division title thanks to a strong outing in Saturday’s championship meet at Toro Park in Salinas.
St. Francis senior Paul Kane placed second in 17 minutes, 26 seconds in the...
Aptos’ Jewels Chavez named SCCAL’s most impactful player
Aptos High senior Jewels “Sparky” Chavez was a huge difference maker this season for the Mariners softball team and she became what head coach Phil Rojas called the best leadoff hitter during his tenure with the program.
“I nicknamed her (Sparky) because of how she...
PHOTOS: Quakes stun Chivas in Leagues Cup opener
The San Jose Earthquakes earned an impressive win over Club Deportivo Guadalajara—nicknamed “Chivas”—that went the full distance at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night.
Following a 1-1 draw in regulation, the Quakes outlasted the Chivas, 4-3, via penalty shootout in front of a tournament-record 50,675 fans...
Boys basketball: Grizzlies rout ‘Catz in league action
SANTA CRUZ–The Watsonville High boys’
basketball team on Tuesday took a short road trip up Highway 1 to square off
against crosstown rival Pajaro Valley High.
The
Wildcatz hosted the Grizzlies in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress
Division game at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz...
