U.S. pushed for Olympic skateboarding but came up short on medals
TOKYO—Showing off a new wave of aerial acrobatics and risky board-flipping tricks, an international field of skateboarders outshined the Americans in the sport’s final Olympic event, continuing the two-week demonstration of the skateboarding’s worldwide reach.
The United States struggled to find the medal stand in...
Mustangs’ James Ponzio runs strong to the finish | Boys cross country
James Ponzio didn’t get the result he wanted in the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at the famed Crystal Springs Course in Belmont on Nov. 12.
So, two weeks later in the biggest race of his career in the CIF State Championships at Woodward...
Nordic Naturals Challenger features vets, upstarts
Luxembourg’s most successful male tennis player will headline the 31st edition of the Nordic Naturals Challenger when the main draw begins on Monday.
Mariners’ season comes to an end after a stunning loss to Sacred Heart Prep | CCS girls soccer
ATHERTON—When a high school soccer team scores the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute, it usually goes on to win. Sometimes, it will end in a tie and rarely does it ever end in defeat. But the latter situation is exactly what unfolded for...
‘Catz beginning to gel prior to start of league play | Girls soccer
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Kiana Varela went through a rough patch after the Wildcatz girls’ soccer team suffered some tough losses and ties to begin the season.
One of the biggest challenges was playing matches against difficult teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and...
Sharks focus on improving skills prior to PCAL action | High school wrestling
WATSONVILLE—There were times last year when St. Francis High sophomore Johnny Croghan was the lone Shark practicing in the wrestling room.
The Sharks anticipate a different story this season after the program saw a bigger turnout of wrestlers who continue to show up on a...
