Sports

As the professionals participated in this past weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, a collection of the best local prep football players got together for one last time on the gridiron Feb. 1.  St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca Jr. tossed a pair of touchdown...

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Warriors entered Thursday’s game against the Sioux Falls Skyforce hoping to secure its first home win of the regular season at Kaiser Permanente Arena.  The Sea Dubs did so in dominating fashion with their highest scoring performance of the season in...

APTOS — The No. 2-seeded Aptos Mariners came up short of their first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship since the 2009-10 season on Saturday evening, falling to the red-hot Soquel Knights, 58-43, in the league tournament final at Cabrillo Colle

Watsonville senior Mathew Silva had one touchdown and one interception to help lift the Wildcatz football team past North Monterey County, 25-13, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North action Friday evening. Junior quarterback Edwin Cornejo had a 2-yard rushing touchdown, and he connected with...

Dennis Novikov knocked off No. 5 seed Mikhail Kukushkin and 20-year-old Alexander Bublik swept No. 3 seed Henri Laaksonen.

The Wildcatz found just enough cracks in Pajaro Valley High’s high defensive line and cruised to a 3-0 win over their youthful rivals in Thursday night’s Monterey Bay League Gabilan division match under a steady drizzle.

BELMONT—Aptos High’s Brooke Willoughby was a little disappointed that the Mariners weren’t able to capture a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country championship banner this year. So, the junior standout runner and the rest of her teammates went into the Central Coast Section Championships...

Aptos High senior Nate Garcia recorded three touchdowns to help lift the Mariners past Palma in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action Oct. 11. The Mariners earned their first win in league play, while the Chieftains—the defending State Division 4A champion—dropped to 0-3 this...

WATSONVILLE — It’s been two years since Camila Cardenas set a goal for the Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team to capture its first league title in nearly a decade. Cardenas, a senior outside hitter, was able to let out a sigh of relief after the...

Dueck, a second-year varsity starter, has become one of the Mariners’ top offensive weapons this fall, and she’s stepped into that role with a confidence uncommon for someone of her diminutive size.