High School Sports

The St. Francis High football team was hoping to have a bounce-back performance after coming up short in last week’s season-opener at Mission College Prep in San Luis Obispo. Instead, they were shut out for the first time in three years following a 20-0 defeat...

Amanda Peterson took over the Aptos High girls volleyball program during the offseason after the departure of former head coach Hunter Zeng. The Chicago native had some experience leading club programs or teaching private lessons on the side, but nothing of this magnitude.  So far, so...

The Watsonville High girls’ flag football team kicked off the regular season in dominant fashion following a 33-0 win over Marina High at the newly renamed Hedgpeth Stadium-Geiser Field in Watsonville on Aug. 29. Wildcatz head coach Zach Cook said in a text message that...

It wasn’t the prettiest way to win yet somehow, some way Monte Vista Christian managed to get the job done for head coach Joe Sturdivant in last week's debut with the program.  The Mustangs held off Seaside’s late comeback for a 16-8 non league victory...

In this week’s episode, John and Juan will discuss some of the new changes and other updates for both the Pacific Coast Athletic and Santa Cruz Coast Athletic leagues. Then they’ll take a minute to chat with Watsonville native Ruben Ibarra, who is having a...

For the first time since the Pacific Coast Athletic League was formed in 2018, Aptos High will not be a member of the Gabilan Division—the highest of the four tiers within the league. After going winless in league play, they were relegated to the Mission...

Aptos High junior Nick Bjorn was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player for his superb play on the golf course during the 2026 spring season. Bjorn was runner-up in the SCCAL individual championship at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz on...

Aptos High junior Cole McGillicuddy earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team honors for the 2026 baseball season. The Cal-Berkeley commit batted a .500 average (33-for-66), including six home runs, 11 doubles, 30 RBIs, 28 runs scored and 14 stolen bases, according to the...

Aptos High junior Kalina Healy took the initiative to workout in the batting cage and in the weight room weeks before the softball season was officially underway. As they say, hard work pays off. Healy was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Co-Most Valuable Player...

Monte Vista Christian senior Zach Binder was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division for the 2026 boys lacrosse season. The standout Mustang finished with a total of 82 points (64 goals and 18 assists) during the...