Sports

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun was forced to sit on the sideline during the first half of the basketball season after he transferred from Soquel High in the offseason. The standout forward was frustrated he couldn’t play immediately, but it did give him a...

Senior Kourosh Safari repeated as the SCCAL singles champ with a grueling 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win over Santa Cruz High’s Jack Tierney, while the Mariners’ duo of Carter Bond and Jake Kluger breezed through Soquel High’s pair of Lincoln Cooley and Casey Valcarcel, 6-1, 6-3, for the doubles title at the Seascape Sports Club.

APTOS—It took nearly a month for the Aptos High boys’ basketball team to go toe-to-toe against Santa Cruz High, which has been the league’s juggernaut for a little more than a decade. The delay was well worth it as senior guard Cameron Saldana finished with...

Pajaro Valley High sophomore setter Dennar Ocampo led the Grizzlies to a pair of wins over Soledad High and Monte Vista Christian. He had 50 assists, 12 aces and six kills in the victories, which pushed P.V. to 3-0.

APTOS—Aptos High softball coach Phil Rojas had high hopes going into the spring season with a group primed to make a run at a league title. The Mariners (11-11, 6-6) found themselves instead sailing to a third-place finish in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League...

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...