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Aptos this past weekend accomplished something that no other group in the program has been able to do since it began hosting the Aptos/Santa Cruz NorCal Invitational 11 years ago. They captured the program’s first-ever tournament championship following a 52-47 win over Half Moon Bay...

The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs bounced back in their Monterey Bay League Gabilan division opener against North Salinas High last week but they will have a much bigger challenge on Friday night against powerhouse San Benito High.

P.V. not only secured its first win of the season and of Cordova’s head coaching career with a 30-0 victory over Lynbrook High at Carl Conelly Stadium on Saturday but the youthful Grizzlies also learned a thing or two about how to deal with a win.

St. Francis High alumni Nick Ciandro, right, and Sahid Valenzuela suited up for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team in its season-opening series against Stanford.

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.

After finishing last year with a disappointing record of 14-24, and missing the playoffs for only the second time in the last nine seasons, the opportunity to take the field once again could not have come soon enough for the Seahawks.

One of the biggest surprises last school year, Watsonville’s star distance runner will be one of the favorites to win nearly every race she will participate in this fall.

Aptos’ Nikki Hiltz won the gold medal in the 1,500-meters after she finished in first place on Saturday at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Rob Gallaher and Justin Sanders each won their respective main event races on Friday night at Ocean Speedway.