Mariners, ‘Catz boys’ soccer match ends in a scoreless draw | Weeklys Sports Roundup
After an engaged 80-minute battle from the beginning to the final whistle, the Aptos and Watsonville boys’ soccer non-league match ended in a scoreless draw on Wednesday evening.
The Mariners possessed the ball about 60 percent of the game, creating seven shots on goal but...
CCS Wrestling Championships 2017: Pena ends Watsonville's 9-year title drought
A year after being academically ineligible to compete at the high school level, Pena ended the Wildcatz’s nine-year CCS championship drought.
Ocean Speedway: DeCarlo goes flag-to-flag for Pat Pettit Memorial Shootout win
Nick DeCarlo scored an impressive victory in the eighth annual Pat & Jim Pettit Memorial Shootout Race on Sept. 29 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.
Girls volleyball: Cardenas named PCAL-Santa Lucia MVP
The Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team was a force to be reckoned with this season during its run to its first league title in nearly a decade.
Camila Cardenas was a big part of that success.
The senior opposite hitter was named the Most Valuable Player...
Catz alumnus inducted into college cross country hall of fame
WATSONVILLE—Tony Muñoz was scanning through his emails one day when he came across one out of the blue that delivered some shocking, yet exhilarating news.
The 68-year-old Watsonville native and six of his teammates on the 1977 Humboldt State University men's cross country team were...
Watsonville student-athlete with cerebral palsy hopes to inspire, bring change
His participation in track and field is somewhat of an act of defiance — internally and externally. He wants to push his limits as an athlete and person, and he also wants to challenge his peer’s beliefs of people with disabilities. Because of his condition, he uses a wheelchair, he has a speech impediment and his motor skills are disorganized at times. But he doesn’t want his cerebral palsy to define him. A straight-A student with a gigantic personality, Vasquez wants to break down barriers one shot toss at a time.
‘Catz win thriller against San Benito in extra innings | High school softball
WATSONVILLE—The dream scenario for most softball players is having a chance to win it all for their team with one swing of the bat.
Watsonville High junior Abreanna Alba was given that opportunity in Wednesday’s shootout against San Benito High.
“I felt like throwing up, my...
PV High opens new softball field
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Elvia Rodriguez along with members of the Grizzlies’ softball team finally got a chance to test out their new field.
Last week, the team held a private ribbon cutting ceremony and gave a toast with a glass of Martineli’s Sparkling Cider...
