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Brody Roa scored the victory in the 30-lap Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Main Event Sept. 7 at Ocean Speedway.

Aptos, ranked 58th in the state by MaxPreps, finishes its season with a 13-1-6 overall record — the loss is officially scored as a tie. It also ends its year without a championship banner for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

Fresh off winning an outright Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship on Friday, top-seeded Aptos showcased its stingy defense and solid passing in a 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 sweep over No. 8 Prospect High in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals.

Watsonville High softball regrouped from its slump with a pair of Monterey Bay League Gabilan division wins over Gilroy High and Notre Dame-Salinas on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

Parker was one of the few local student-athletes that won a league title in three sports last school year.

Aptos completed the regular season series sweep against Scotts Valley following a 5-2 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Oct. 15. In singles play, Aptos freshman Kiana Safari won her match in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) over Aila Papadopoulous at the No. 1...

Watsonville's run game feasted and their defense devoured the North Monterey County High School Condors, leading to a 35-7 victory and a fast start to league play.

Esteban Fernandez had 13 kills and four blocks and Dennar Ocampo finished with 33 assists, three digs and two aces, as the Pajaro Valley boys’ volleyball beat Gilroy, 20-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division action on Wednesday night.