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APTOS– The Seahawks fell to West Valley College, 61-59, in Coast Conference South Division play at the Adobe Palace on Friday night. The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Cabrillo and forced the Seahawks to share the division title with West Valley. Both schools...

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High girls’ basketball coach Randy Braga has a motto that goes “progress, not perfection.” It’s a saying that has stuck with him throughout his coaching career, which has seen success from league championships to Central Coast Section titles. “I don’t expect perfection but I...

It took some extra time and beyond that for the Pajaro Valley United FC to get past division rival Contra Costa FC in the United Premier Soccer League Wild West Division championship on Saturday.

Santa Cruz (2-0) hit 12 of its 16 shots from beyond the arc over the first two quarters, and held Stockton (2-2) to just 45 points to jump out to a 34-point lead heading into the locker room.

The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.  The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...

Guzman was recently promoted from assistant to head coach, Aptos Athletic Director Mark Dorfman told the Register-Pajaronian.

Watsonville High Athletic Director Marcus Northcutt will serve as the interim head coach of the boy’s basketball team, the school’s principal Elaine Legorreta told the Register-Pajaronian on Tuesday.

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian junior goalkeeper Alexa Malespina was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Defensive Player of the Year for her stellar performance in front of the net this season. According to the Monterey Bay Preps website, she recorded 76 saves and two...

Senior forward Maya Pruett scored off an assist from junior forward Haley Veldhuis, and junior keeper Caroline Miller posted her ninth shutout of the season to power Aptos over Soquel High to a 1-0 victory, its sixth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League win, on Thursday night.