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...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/10: Christian Quintero, Aubree Westjohn
Christian Quintero,
Pajaro Valley, (Sr.): Grizzlies’ senior recorded a double-double by scoring
a team-high 34 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a loss against North Monterey
County High on Saturday.
Aubree Westjohn, Aptos, (Sr.): Mariners’ senior scored a game-high three goals in a non-league contest against Watsonville High...
Girls basketball: Aptos’ Ackerman hoping to pair individual, team success
APTOS—Natalia Ackerman knows what it’s like to hoist a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division III basketball title in a single season.
But that was so last season.
The 6-foot-1 Aptos High senior forward has her eyes set on something bigger for...
HS football: Orradre named top player in Pajaro Valley
St.
Francis senior Lawson Orradre is a man of few words. This season, he let his
actions speak for itself whenever he hit the football field.
The
Sharks’ senior recorded a team-high 53 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and two forced
fumbles in nine games played. He racked up 320...
On the Lowdown: End of an era
The
Oakland Raiders recently played its final regular season game against the
Denver Broncos on Sunday. I made the trip to Colorado to watch the “Silver and
Black”, which nearly made an exciting come-from-behind victory.
Raiders
quarterback Derek Carr tried to connect with rookie receiver Hunter Renfrow on
a...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/03: Donovan Mendoza, Angelica Cortes
Donovan Mendoza, Watsonville, (Jr.):
Wildcatz’s junior
had a team-high 20 points in a non-league loss to Strathcona Composite High on Monday in the Surf N’ Slam
San Diego Tournament.
Angelina Cortes, Monte Vista Christian, (Sr.): Mustangs’ senior averaged 17 points per game to help them win the Don...
Weekly Roundup: Mustangs win Holiday Classic Tournament
The Monte Vista Christian girls’
basketball team played host in last weekend’s Don and Martha Price Holiday
Classic tournament.
However, the Mustangs’ friendly and
generous reception came to a limit as they swept through the tournament in
winning fashion. They defeated Hillsdale High, 61-40, on Saturday in the
tournament...
On the Lowdown: Placement needs further review
This year’s high school football season came to an end a little more than a month ago. But the Pacific Coast Athletic League Board of Managers recently announced its final decision regarding placements for next year’s divisions.
There was some shifting going around and I’m...
