Girls' SCCAL Basketball Tournament: Aptos corrals historic outright title
The Mariners were pumping their fists, dishing out hugs and taking photos with their outright Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship banner after downing Soquel, 63-54, in the league tournament final on Saturday.
Girls' CCS Basketball: Galvan, Quintana help Watsonville notch first playoff win since '08
Playing in their first Central Coast Section playoff game since 2013, the No. 12-seeded Wildcatz made even more history by surviving a possible game-winning shot at the horn to beat unseeded Milpitas High, 47-46, for their first postseason win since 2008.
CCS Basketball Roundup: PV's boys go down swinging behind Quintero’s 33 points
The Pajaro Valley High boys’ basketball team rallied, but ultimately fell short in a 64-60 loss to No. 12 Soledad High in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs on Tuesday night.
Local Roundup, 2/22: Watsonville’s Pena, M.V.C’s Cabaug earn No. 2 seeds for CCS wrestling
Watsonville High’s Abel Pena and Monte Vista Christian’s Christian Cabaug were given the No. 2 seed in their respective weight classes for the upcoming Central Coast Section Wrestling Championships.
CCS Roundup, 2/24: M.V.C.’s girls survive unseeded Pacific Grove to advance
The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team, seeded No. 7, kept its cool and sunk its free throws in the closing minutes of Thursday night’s 48-44 Central Coast Section Division IV win over unseeded Pacific Grove High.
Boys' CCS Basketball: Shooting woes haunt M.V.C. in second-round loss
The Mustangs were eliminated from the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs in a 53-45 loss to Palma High in the second round of the tournament on Thursday night.
Local Roundup, 2/27: Acliese, Velasquez lead Cabrillo into 3rd round of playoffs
Linton Acliese had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Tynan Velasquez added 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals and the No. 9-seeded Cabrillo College men’s basketball team upset No. 8 Columbia College 60-50 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs on Friday night in Sonora.
Girls' MBL Basketball: Four locals earn spots on respective first teams
Watsonville High senior Savanah Quintana and Pajaro Valley High junior Jayleen Solorzano made the MBL-Pacific division First Team, while Monte Vista Christian freshman Mackenzie Tellez and North Monterey County High senior Jocelyn Cazarez earned spots on the MBL-Gabilan division First Team.
