Mariners blank Scotts Valley in SCCAL tourney final | High school baseball
APTOS—The Aptos High baseball team finished the regular season with a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship banner for the first time in a decade.
Yet, they had some unfinished business before they were able to call themselves the outright champ.
Senior ace pitcher Reed Moring...
St. Francis’ Madrigal tosses four TDs en route to victory | High school football roundup
St. Francis junior quarterback Max Madrigal tossed four touchdowns in the first half to help lift the Sharks past North Monterey County in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North action on Oct. 25.
Madrigal completed 15 of 23 pass attempts for 277 yards. He connected...
Watsonville American All-Stars making third appearance in sectional round with hopes of advancing
Champion of the District 39 Majors tournament, Watsonville American will begin its quest for the section title on Friday at 5:30 p.m. against the winner of District 9 and District 44.
JC Baseball: Cabrillo’s playoff chances slim after loss
With 10 games to go, Cabrillo is eight games under .500 and is danger of missing the postseason for the first time in seven seasons.
49ers DL Arik Armstead to have surgery on broken hand
Armstead, a first-round pick in 2015, will miss significant time for a second straight season after having shoulder surgery that cost him the final eight games of 2016. He may go on injured reserve, where he would join fellow defensive ends Tank Carradine (ankle) and Ronald Blair (wrist).
Local Roundup, 9/7: Watsonville sweeps Scotts Valley behind Jimenez, Benitez
Jasmine Jimenez had 27 assists, Naomi Benitez finished with three aces and 10 kills and the Watsonville High Wildcatz swept the Scotts Valley High Falcons 25-16, 26-24, 29-27 on Tuesday in non-league action.
Little League Baseball, 2018: Padres complete dream season with PVLL Majors title
The powerhouse Padres completed their dream season with a 13-3 mercy rule win over the Braves to capture the PVLL Majors championship at Ruso Field in Watsonville.
Grizzlies continue hunt for first-ever league crown | Boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—The start of the season didn’t go as planned for Pajaro Valley senior Matthew Silos and the boys' basketball team after going winless during its non-league portion of the schedule.
However, the 6-foot-1, 250-pound center now has the Grizzlies on the hunt for the program’s...
Mariners sail to victory against Mustangs | Girls basketball
APTOS—It took two weeks for Aptos High junior Jaylen Dang and the rest of the girls basketball team to get back into action after quarantining due to Covid-19 testing results.
The junior guard picked up right where she left off, scoring a team-high 13 points...
Catz retain the Belgard Kup | HS football
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Josh Rocha stood on the sidelines with 40 seconds left in the game, watching every second tick away until the scoreboard read all zeros.
“I was just soaking it in, this is my last time I’m ever going to put on this...















