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A CIF state qualifier each of the last three seasons, Kelly will return for his senior year as the leader of St. Francis High’s cross country team and a bigger contributor for the school’s basketball team.

Marcos Reyes rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns, Hunter Matys ran for a pair of scores and tossed another and the No. 5-seeded Aptos Mariners trounced the top-seeded Palma Chieftains, 49-6, to advance to the Central Coast Section Open Division III championship game.

Santa Cruz Warriors announced that Ryan Atkinson was promoted to general manager for the upcoming season.

The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team played host in last weekend’s Don and Martha Price Holiday Classic tournament. However, the Mustangs’ friendly and generous reception came to a limit as they swept through the tournament in winning fashion. They defeated Hillsdale High, 61-40, on Saturday in the tournament...

Bravo and the Wildcatz no longer have to quickly decipher the half-illuminated numbers from the old scoreboard, thanks to Bill Moncovich, the owner and co-founder of California Giant Berry Farms. Moncovich, who was born and raised in Watsonville and graduated from Watsonville High, donated $15,000 to help the school refurbish its aging scoreboard.

When Aptos High junior Gabi Dow showed up to the first day of flag football tryouts, she wasn’t sure how big of a squad they’d have for the program’s inaugural season.  Especially since a large chunk of freshmen didn't partake in summer practices.  “When people started...

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, this weekend’s 52nd running of the Wharf to Wharf Race is back to its normal capacity limit.   The six-mile race from the Santa Cruz to Capitola wharves will feature 16,000 participants after it...

Pajaro Valley High senior Julie Che finished with a team-high 21 kills for the girls’ volleyball team as the Grizzlies defeated Seaside High on Tuesday in non-league play.

James Ponzio didn’t get the result he wanted in the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at the famed Crystal Springs Course in Belmont on Nov. 12. So, two weeks later in the biggest race of his career in the CIF State Championships at Woodward...

Watsonville sophomore Layla Ruiz reset her school record in the 3,200-meters while racing against some of the best high school distance runners in the state at the Stanford Invitational on March 29.