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December 8, 2025

Cougars embrace challenging road ahead | PCAL football preview

San Lorenzo Valley High football head coach Dave Grant decided to test his returning players by putting them up to a challenge during the...

Mariners set course for turnaround season in Gabilan Division | PCAL football preview

A new era under Zach Hewett officially began last week as the Aptos High football team took the practice field for the first time...

Aptos hires alum Johnny Velez to lead wrestling program

Aptos High last week announced that Johnny Velez was named the new head coach for both the boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams. The 31-year-old Aptos...

Falcons return to the gridiron in preparation for redemption season | PCAL football preview

There’s no need to disguise it. As usual, the Scotts Valley High football team plans to play smash mouth football this upcoming fall season by...

Photos: ‘Catz football team prepares for first day of fall practice

Watsonville High and other local football teams this week were in full gear preparing for the upcoming 2024 fall season. The season officially begins Aug....

St. Francis alumna Sabrina Bracken takes over girls’ volleyball program

Sabrina Bracken was just a sophomore when she joined the St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team that won a Central Coast Section title in...

St. Francis promotes Robert Gomez to boys’ basketball head coach

St. Francis High announced this week that Robert Gomez was promoted to become the next head coach for the Sharks boys’ basketball team. The 43-year-old...

Monte Vista Christian adds two new head coaches to athletics department

Dek: Juan Diego Alvarez to lead girls’ soccer program, Al Toney takes over boys’ basketball team 
Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.  The school’s athletics website posted in June...

Longtime Watsonville High wrestling coach Steve Okamura dies

Steve Okamura was a big contributor for kickstarting the annual Apple Cider Classic wrestling tournament at Watsonville High in 2010. The longtime Wildcatz wrestling assistant...

Watsonville High taps alumna Becky Clark as school’s newest athletic director

A little more than two decades ago, Becky Clark was one of the most passionate wrestlers to compete for Watsonville High. She made a...
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Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...

At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...