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PV’s Hemeria Delatorre, St. Francis’ Neveah Padilla receive special honors | 2026 All-PCAL softball
Pajaro Valley High junior pitcher/corner infielder Hemeria Delatorre works out regularly, twice over. She works on her hitting during and after the Grizzlies’ practices in the offseason, too. And, she also hits the weights at the gym.
Mount Madonna boys volleyball pulls off reverse sweep, makes CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The No. 4 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team pulled off a thrilling reverse sweep, 27-29, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22, 15-12, to oust No. 13 University Prep of San Jose in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs in Watsonville on Monday.
Santa Cruz boys tennis wins first league title since 2015 | Local Roundup
Junior Jeremy Arulanantham, freshman Lukas Novotny, senior Ian Burchell, and sophomore Anders Laurberg won their singles matches in straight sets on Friday to help Santa Cruz High’s boys tennis team beat Harbor 6-1 in a make-up match and secure its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League team title since 2015.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
High School year in review: Drama, records and milestones celebrated in 2025
The look back at the 2025 high school sports season
High School softball: The Monterey Herald’s All-County team
The Monterey Herald’s All-County Softball team
A school year in Monterey County high school sports: Milestones, magical moments and controversy
Taking a look back at a year’s worth of high school sports
MVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira honored for offensive prowess | 2025 All-PCAL softball
Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division. That said, it didn’t take much of a pitch from Mustangs coach Gerry Vargas to get star senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira recognized with special honors during all-league voting.
High School softball: PCAL all-league teams
Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league softball teams
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Watsonville’s Amelia Martinez named Mission Division Pitcher of the Year | All-PCAL softball
Watsonville High’s Amelia Martinez was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division Pitcher of the Year after leading the Wildcatz to the title.
Aptos girls surge past Soquel in SCCAL swim meet | Local Roundup
Natalie Allen, Adelaide Friedley, and Alexia Fajardo each won two individual events for Aptos High’s girls swim team in a 93-79 win over host Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Wednesday.
Aptos’ boys, girls teams prevail in overtime in SCCAL Tournament semis | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Gabby Wickham scored nine of her season-high 35 points in overtime, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 62-53 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday.
MVC trio named first-team all-Cypress Division | All-PCAL softball
Monte Vista Christian School had three softball players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Cypress Division first team following its wildly successful season.
Scotts Valley, MVC seeded for CCS girls lacrosse playoffs | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s unbeaten girls lacrosse team received the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs, and Monte Vista Christian qualified as the No. 9 seed.
St. Francis’ Mariah Montalvo named Mission Division’s Best Defensive Player | All-PCAL softball
St. Francis High senior catcher Mariah Montalvo was named Best Defensive Player in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.