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The No. 7-seeded Mustangs hung tough through a handful of uncharacteristic mistakes, but could not hold off a late rally in their 15-10 loss to the No. 2-seeded Monterey Toreadores in the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Friday at Monterey Peninsula College.

Due to poor air quality stemming from the ongoing fires in Northern California, Friday night's Central Coast Section Open Division III football game between No. 5 Aptos and No. 4 Terra Nova in Pacifica has been pushed to Saturday.

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team continued its era of domination over the Coast Conference defeating the Hartnell College Panthers 23-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-23, 15-10 Wednesday night in Salinas to claim their 12th consecutive conference championship.

Kelly will try to join former teammate Paul Colosi as the school’s second-ever individual section champion when he toes the line at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont.

No. 4 Aptos, a team with more than a handful of first-time varsity players, concluded its season in an 8-4 loss to top-seeded The Menlo School at Homestead High on Tuesday.

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 3.

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.

For the first time since 2006, the Carbillo College Seahawks will finish with a winning record thanks to a 30-20 drubbing of the Merced College Blue Devils at Carl Conelly Stadium on Saturday.

The Mariners were looking to score a double dip of revenge on Saturday. The Knights had not only stonewalled the Mariners in last year’s CCS D-III championship, but they also swept the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League series to end their rival’s five-year reign over the league.