Youth soccer: Locals selected to U.S. Soccer Olympic Development Program
Aptos High’s Jazmine Castañeda and Pajaro Valley High’s Ignacio Aguado along with three other local players were selected to the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Top-18 traveling team.
The youngsters recently participated in the West Region ODP Soccer Tournament in Arizona with some of...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/24: Joey Garibay, Madison Hill
Joey Garibay, St. Francis, (Sr.): Sharks’ senior had 22 points on Jan. 13 in a PCAL-Cypress opening win against Pajaro Valley. Garibay had 26 points against Watsonville High that helped St. Francis get a 2-0 start in league play.
Madison Hill, Monte Vista Christian, (Sr.):...
Boys basketball: Grizzlies rout ‘Catz in league action
SANTA CRUZ–The Watsonville High boys’
basketball team on Tuesday took a short road trip up Highway 1 to square off
against crosstown rival Pajaro Valley High.
The
Wildcatz hosted the Grizzlies in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress
Division game at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz...
HS football: Local standouts shine at all-star football game
SALINAS–The chilly Salinas Valley winds weren't quite enough to cool things down in what was a heated battle from the get-go Friday evening at Rabobank Stadium.
But Andrew Montoya’s second half touchdown put any trash talking on ice as he helped team 17 Strong defeat...
Boys soccer: Talented Wildcatz set sights on multiple titles
The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team was seconds away from capturing its first-ever CIF NorCal championship.
But its season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion with a last-second goal by Marin Academy that stole the Division II title in a flash.
It’s a moment that...
Weekly roundup, 01/17: Franco sets school record with 69-point performance
Ceiba Prep senior Jesse Franco put up a school record 69 points in a 93-87 road loss to Trinity Christian on Wednesday night.
The Spartans hadn’t scored more than 44 points in a game in its 0-6 start. It was the most points scored in...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/17: Jesse Franco, Jasmin Castillo
Jesse Franco, Ceiba, (Sr.): Spartans’ senior led the way with 27
points in a loss against Kirby Prep on Jan. 6 in PCAL-Arroyo action. He also
scored a season-high 69 points against Trinity on Wednesday night.
Jasmin Castillo, Pajaro Valley,
(Jr.): Grizzlies’
junior recorded a hat trick to help...
Girls basketball: Young Wildcatz continue rebuild under Cook
Watsonville High girls’ basketball
coach Zachary Cook is in year two of the slow, methodical process of rebuilding
a program with young talented players.
Last year, Cook’s program went through
a season full of growing pains and finished winless in Pacific Coast Athletic
League Mission Division play.
The...
Women’s JC basketball: Seahawks have conference title on radar
APTOS–The Cabrillo College women’s basketball team is on the right path to capture a third straight conference title.
The Seahawks opened up Coast Conference South Division play with a 90-50 win against Hartnell College on Wednesday.
Coach John Wilson said the main objective is to win...
Weekly roundup, 01/10: Wildcatz rally with late run over Cowboys
The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team
received some late-game heroics from an unsung hero in Wednesday night’s
non-league match against visiting Salinas High.
Senior Alexis Valenzuela scored his first goal
of the season to help lift the Wildcatz past the Cowboys, 2-0.
Salinas was undefeated going into the...
