Santa Cruz Warriors recognized as league’s top franchise
The Santa Cruz Warriors were named the 2020-21 NBA G League Franchise of the Year. The announcement was made Tuesday at the league’s sales and marketing meetings.
It marks the second time the organization has won one of the league’s most prestigious awards—they also won...
Mariners’ boys hoops remains undefeated after smashing win over Toreadors | Sports Roundup
CARMEL—Aptos High senior guard Cameron Saldana scored 17 points for the Mariners boys basketball team in a 63-41 win against Monterey High at the 73rd Annual Carmel Invitational on Thursday.
Jack Spinelli also had 17 points along with several rebounds, and Max Baldeh had 14...
HS Football, Week 10: Aptos falls short of MBL-G title against Salinas
The Mariners came tantalizingly close to the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division championship on Friday night but the Cowboys were cleaner and more focused when it mattered most, doing just enough to edge Aptos, 31-21, for the program’s first league title since 2014.
Grizzlies aim to turn season around after 0-2 start | HS football
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High athletic director Joe Manfre is entering his second season as head coach of the football team.
When he took over the program, the process of having to coach in an abbreviated Covid-19 season was still a whirlwind to him.
Manfre said this season...
Cabrillo football program suspends operations for two years
It’ll be a few years before fans will see any action from the Cabrillo College football team.
The community college’s Board of Trustees held a special virtual meeting Tuesday evening and came to a unanimous decision to suspend football operations for at least two years.
Cabrillo...
Field of Dreams?
The City of Watsonville has a plan to improve Ramsay Park by renovating a softball diamond that could also be used as a soccer field, which would be the park’s third pitch. Is that enough or does the city finally need a true soccer complex?
Girls Cross Country Preview, 2018: Ruiz takes over ‘Catz’s leadership role
A year after being named the top female freshman cross country runner in all of Northern California, Ruiz is back and determined to improve on her breakout season.
Mariners take third at league finals | SCCAL wrestling
FELTON—Aptos High’s wrestling team was on the brink of dropping below a top-3 finish at last week’s league finals after some of its studs lost in the earlier rounds.
That’s when a trio of their athletes in the upper weight classes in James Craig, Dante...
Local Roundup, 2/8: Aptos girls’ soccer coasts to 7th straight win
Aptos High cruised to their seventh straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday afternoon, beating Harbor High, 8-0, at Depot Park in Santa Cruz.
MBL Wrestling Championships: M.V.C.'s Cabaug wins title; two locals finish runner-up
Cabaug stunned No. 2-seeded Nathan Aguilar, of Gilroy High, in the semis with a 6-5 decision and knocked off top-seeded Joe Delgado, of San Benito High, via 7-4 decision in the championship match.