MVC’s Isa Madrigal named Mission Division’s best offensive player
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Chritian senior Isabella Madrigal was a powerful weapon on the hard court for the Mustangs’ girls volleyball this season.
Her production didn’t go unnoticed by coaches within the Pacific Coast Athletic League, which named her the Mission Division’s Best Offensive Player of the...
Aptos’ Eddie Alvarez named league’s top player | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Aptos High senior Eddie Alvarez wanted to prove this past season he was still the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s best returning soccer player in 2023-24.
Last year’s all-league accolades stated otherwise, but nonetheless the Mariners’ standout was a force to be reckoned with anytime...
HS Lacrosse: Aptos, Watsonville happy to still be playing
Aptos High will continue to compete in the MTAL North, while Watsonville High will play as an independent team this year.
Wildcatz squad prepares to battle in tough Gabilan Division | Girls soccer
WATSONVILLE—It took some time for Watsonville High sophomore Aubrey Rodriguez and the rest of the Wildcatz girls’ soccer team to start gelling as a unit.
But things seem to be changing as the season has progressed and she believes they’ve improved dramatically since that first...
Mariners survive against powerhouse Salinas | High school football
APTOS—The mission couldn’t have been any clearer for Aptos senior Caden Prichard who was set to battle Salinas for just the second time in his career.
The ace running back helped lift the Mariners past the Cowboys, 44-41, in a thriller that went down to...
Watsonville’s Galassi, Alaga qualify for SAF Bass Fishing National Championships
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
Mariners capture SCCAL title after decade-long drought | High School Soccer Roundup
Aptos High boys soccer coach Roberto Zuñiga has a banner hanging in his office to commemorate a league championship for the 2021-22 season.
It’s a reminder of how they were snubbed from bringing home a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown all because of a...
College football: Seahawks fall for trick play, lose bowl game
SALINAS—As the gusty Salinas Valley winds began to pick up, so did the howls from Lobos fans sitting in the stands, cheering for their Monterey Peninsula College football team as it got into victory formation to close out the season.
The Lobos defeated Cabrillo College,...
Field of Dreams?
The City of Watsonville has a plan to improve Ramsay Park by renovating a softball diamond that could also be used as a soccer field, which would be the park’s third pitch. Is that enough or does the city finally need a true soccer complex?
