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The Sharks mustered just three hits and allowed three runs on errors in a brutal 9-0 SCCAL loss to the red-hot Santa Cruz High Cardinals to fall into third place in the league standings.

Marcos Reyes rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns, Hunter Matys ran for a pair of scores and tossed another and the No. 5-seeded Aptos Mariners trounced the top-seeded Palma Chieftains, 49-6, to advance to the Central Coast Section Open Division III championship game.

CUPERTINO—The story of the underdog beating the favorite usually ends with the former barely sneaking by the latter to pull off a historic upset.  However, there was no need for a dramatic last-minute, game-winning drive for No. 7 St. Francis High as it cruised to...

For the first time in five years the St. Francis High girls’ basketball team faced an opportunity to take home a league title. Only this time they weren’t looking to share the pie.  In a back-and-forth game filled with eccentric plays from both sides, the Sharks...

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team took sole possession of first place in the Coast Conference North division with a 25-12, 13-25, 25-14, 25-16 win over West Valley College on Friday night in Aptos.

Going into last week’s league-opener, the focal point for Watsonville junior lineman Luis Marquez was to contain Monte Vista Christian’s passing attack.  It was the same attack that saw Mustangs quarterback Dominic Pierini set Santa Cruz County records against the Wildcatz in last season’s meeting.  On...

The road to the CIF Track and Field State Championships begins this week as local athletes gear up to compete in their respective league championships. Pacific Grove High will host the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet in Pacific Grove on Friday at 4pm, while...