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Chase Watkins plans to study business when he heads to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo on a baseball scholarship in the fall. But the St. Francis High senior outfielder dipped into his science and history databanks when trying to sum up the Sharks’ disappointing 14-2 loss to The King’s Academy Knights in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Division III championship game.

After coming up empty at the Central Coast Section Track & Field Championships each of the last three years, Zlatunich exorcised her demons in her final go-around. The Mariners’ senior distance runner stunned the 1,600-meter field at Gilroy High on Friday night to win her first-ever section title.

No. 2 St. Francis held on for a 4-2 win on Thursday night at PAL Stadium in San Jose to eliminate No. 3 Watsonville from the prestigious Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs.

Playing in its first-ever CIF NorCal Division II semifinal match, No. 4 Aptos gave top-seeded Amador Valley High everything it could handle in a 25-20, 19-25, 25-13, 23-25, 23-21 loss in Pleasanton.

Snelgrove hired at M.V.C. for boys hoops, Aptos finds girls golf and girls volleyball coach and Watsonville opens search for new baseball coach.

The top-seeded Sharks mercy ruled the No. 4-seeded Chieftains (16-12), 11-1, in six innings behind a flurry of rugged cracks of the bat, and Watkins’ three-hit, 13-strikeout performance on the mound.

The No. 5-seeded Dons decided to talk a little trash to an already bouncy and hungry Kacey Losik and the senior outside hitter let his play do the talking. Losik pummeled the Acalanes defense with a game-high 21 kills, as No. 4 Aptos opened up the D-II regional playoffs with a 25-21, 25-17, 25-18 sweep.

Deleissegues was one of three St. Francis senior student-athletes who took a hold of the mic and gave thanks at Monday’s ceremony on the school’s campus. Chase Watkins and Janiya Sevilla also dished gratitude after signing their letters of intent to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and Hope International University, respectively.