Sports

In all seriousness, 2017 is a crucial year for each team. It’s too early to make predictions but I’ll be watching reports from training camp as close as possible.

High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 14-20.

After a long regular season, four Santa Cruz County softball teams are eager to jump right into the Central Coast Section playoffs set to begin Saturday. Aptos, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Watsonville each earned a trip to the postseason in hopes of bringing...

Santa Cruz Warriors forward Javan Johnson finished with a season-best 22 points in a 121-118 overtime loss to the Valley Suns at Mullett Arena on Thursday night.  Johnson drained six 3-pointers, while teammate Kevin Knox II followed closely behind with 20 points and nine rebounds....

1. M.V.C. (6-1, 4-0): The Mustangs proved why they’re the top team in the PV Sports Football Power Rankings with a smashing win against Alisal High last week in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division play.  Senior running back Quinn Alexander recorded two touchdowns. Junior...

APTOS—Aptos High student Taj Gleitsman set a goal to make the USA Gymnastics National Team one way or another. The 16-year-old Corralitos native is now just one of seven athletes that earned a spot after a brilliant performance at the USA Gymnastics Tumbling & Trampoline...

The Pajaro Valley High Grizzlies couldn’t pull the upset of the Monterey High Toreadores on Friday night, falling 55-21 on senior night at Cabrillo College in Monterey Bay League Pacific division action.

The Hawks swept Aptos, 25-18, 25-14, 28-26, on Friday night in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match and plowed through tough competition in a tournament at Aptos on Saturday.