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Watsonville once again came heartbreakingly close to knocking off powerhouse San Benito High — a 10-time Central Coast Section Champion — on Thursday, falling 3-1 in eight innings to the Haybalers in Monterey Bay League Gabilan division action on Senior N

The Grizzlies secured their first league title with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-21 sweep of the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs on Thursday night in Watsonville.

Aptos High’s lacrosse team (3.35 GPA) and Mt. Madonna’s boy’s volleyball (3.6) and boy’s (3.8) and girl’s (3.8) track and field teams were all honored.

Santa Cruz High's Matthew Holcomb carded a 73. Aptos High senior Max Meltzer finished second, firing a 75. Scotts Valley High’s Ben Edens (77) and Aptos’ Adam McDonald (78) followed in third and fourth, respectively, and were the only two other golfers to

David Reckers threw six no-hit innings to lead the Aptos High Mariners past the St. Francis High Sharks, 10-1, on Tuesday in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action in Aptos.

Zlatunich, a two-time CCS placer in the 1,600-meters, suffered a non-running injury to a ligament in her left leg during spring break and has not run for the Mariners since early April at the Stanford Invitational.

The Cabrillo College Seahawks were given the No. 11 seed in the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regional and are set to play No. 7 Merced College in a best-of-three series.

Justin Pero singled, homered, drove in three runs and also scored three times for the Sox.

Focused, relaxed and smooth, Clarke dominated the field each time he jumped into the San Lorenzo Valley High pool to help the Mariners four-peat as SCCAL champs. He picked up wins in the 500-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley with times of 4 minutes

Kathryn Bockman, committed to NCAA Division I UC Davis, was one of three Mariners that finished the day as multi-event winners. Sisters Lauren, a sophomore, and Madi, a freshman, McBride also won more than one race.