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Boy's CCS Volleyball: Mt. Madonna unable to solve Schneidmiller, defending champ Saratoga in semis

The No. 7-seeded Hawks continued their red-hot postseason play but couldn’t knock off the No. 6-seeded Falcons in the CCS semifinals, falling 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15 on Saturday at St. Francis High in Mountain View.

Local roundup, 9/14: Watsonville volleyball begins league season with sweep of N.M.C.

The Watsonville High Wildcatz swept the North Monterey County High Condors 25-18, 25-23, 25-16 on Tuesday night to open up their Monterey Bay League Pacific division season positively.

G League Basketball: Warriors begin season against former coach

The Santa Cruz Warriors will open up the 2017-18 season against former head coach Casey Hill and the Agua Caliente Clippers on Nov. 3. in Ontario, Calif., the league announced on Thursday.

Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill readies for three events | CCS Track and field

Aptos High junior Elizabeth Churchill will compete in three events—100-meter hurdles, high jump and long jump—at Saturday’s Central Coast Section finals at Soquel High School.   Churchill qualified for the 100 hurdles with the seventh-fastest time of 16.62 seconds at the CCS semifinals last week. She...

Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 02/21: Joey Garibay, Jasmin Castillo

Joey Garibay, St. Francis: Sharks’ senior made a layup with 1.2 seconds that won at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division basketball title with Gilroy. The Sharks edged the Mustangs 55-53 in the league finale. Jasmin Castillo, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’...

Preps of the Week: St. Francis’ Sam Braun, Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Jan. 2-8.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...

G League Notebook, 4/20: Warriors’ Cook named to G League First Team

An efficient 6-foot-2 guard, the Duke University product was the first player in G League history to post a 50-40-90 season. He shot 52.7 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from deep and 94.9 percent from the free-throw line.

Mariners girls tennis on cusp of repeating as SCCAL champion

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...

Giants rock Pirates to help Bumgarner earn first win

Bumgarner allowed one run over five innings for his first win of the season, and the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-3 on Tuesday night.

Mustangs tamed by Toreadors in league opener | High school football

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian football team last week began its quest for a Pacific Coast Athletic League title.  However, the journey to league supremacy took a snag for the Mustangs following a 50-29 loss to Monterey High in Mission Division action on Sept. 22.  For sophomore...