Sports

A handful of clutch hits, a gritty pitching performance and a couple of lucky bounces in key moments. That was the winning formula for No. 3 Watsonville in its 5-1 triumph over No. 6 Los Gatos High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Open Division playoffs on Saturday.

Monte Vista Christian football team last week was looking to keep its momentum rolling when it faced a challenging Pacific Coast Athletic League opponent in Rancho San Juan High of Salinas in non-league action.  The Mustangs offense had a huge night in the air as...

No. 4 Watsonville completed its improbable run to its first-ever CCS title, edging the No. 7-seeded Homestead High Mustangs, 3-1, for the Division I crown. It is the first section championship for any team from Santa Cruz County in the 42 years that the C

A year after being named the top female freshman cross country runner in all of Northern California, Ruiz is back and determined to improve on her breakout season.

Watsonville High’s Luke Meyers and Joaquin Mosqueda placed third in their respective weight division at the Apple Cider Classic on Saturday in Watsonville.

Senior Natalia Ackerman had 17 points and seven rebounds on Tuesday to help lift Aptos High past San Lorenzo Valley, 63-12, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action. The Mariners inch closer to their second unbeaten campaign in the past three seasons. Jasmine Ackerman had 16 points, five...

SANTA CRUZ—The Golden State Warriors announced Wednesday that it has signed guard Lester Quinones to a two-way contract.  Quinones, who went undrafted in this year’s NBA draft, played three seasons at the University of Memphis. He averaged 10.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in...

MONTEREY—The 74th installment of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was well underway as professional golfers teamed up with celebrities and professional athletes for Day 2 of the tournament.  It was my first experience at such a high level golfing event, so the objective was to...

It’s been two weeks since Monte Vista Christian players threw on the helmets and shoulder pads for the first official day of practice. Mustangs third-year head coach Spencer Ferrari-Wood believes they aren’t quite where they want to be at this point of the early 2025...

FELTON—Aptos High’s wrestling team was on the brink of dropping below a top-3 finish at last week’s league finals after some of its studs lost in the earlier rounds.    That’s when a trio of their athletes in the upper weight classes in James Craig, Dante...