Sports

Hartnell College sophomore Daniela Salazar went through a rough patch at the start of the cross country season and got a later start than most of her peers.  The Watsonville High alumna suffered shin splints at the end of last year’s track and field season,...

Jeal Leal, Watsonville, (Jr.): Wildcatz’s junior forward recorded a goal and an assist in the season opening win against Pajaro Valley. He has a team-high four goals. Audrey Hernandez, St. Francis, (Jr.): Sharks’ junior recorded 21 points in a season-opening win against Pajaro Valley in...

Ron Myers has spent nearly half a century on the football field sidelines, calling the shots and transforming countless student athletes into young adults off the field. But after 47 years, the godfather of the Black Death defense at Watsonville High, is stepping down after...

Aptos High senior defensive lineman Josh Powell led like a captain from the start of the year. His leadership and play on the field landed him this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division's most valuable player on defense. His offensive production also earned...

Monte Vista Christian junior Brendan Doyle got a late start to the season but he had no trouble getting into rhythm on the offense.  The bulldozing running back was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division’s offensive player of the year and he was...

North Monterey County High senior Riley Anderson was a ball hawk in the defensive backfield throughout the season.  It was all the reason to name the 5-foot-11 defensive back as the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division’s defensive player of the year. Other notable first-team selections...

St. Francis High made great strides throughout the season and ended up as one of the most improved teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division. The coaches within the division saw the consistent improvement, as four Sharks were named to the all-league...

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,...

ORANGE—It was the battle of David versus Goliath. The final showdown for the CIF Division V State Championship. Mount Madonna, the small school nestled deep in the forest made up of 63 high school students, against University High, a juggernaut with about 1,500 students from...

ORANGE—The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team made a big splash on Saturday night and continued to shake up the world, as the legendary Muhammad Ali once did. The No. 7 Mariners pulled off another stunning upset, this time against top-seeded Nordhoff High in four sets,...