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As if the MBL’s Gabilan division was not tough enough already, the PCAL’s Gabilan division boosted the difficulty a whole ‘nother notch.

In a battle of reigning league champions, Watsonville bested Soledad High en route to a 2-0 non-league win on Tuesday night at Emmett M. Geiser Field to improve to 2-0 on the season for the first time since 2010-11.

Six Cabrillo College football players earned a spot on the American Golden Coast Conference First Team, it was recently announced.

Led by an impenetrable block, a powerful serve and a balanced offensive attack, Cabrillo advanced to the California Community College Athletic Association state tournament for the fifth straight season with a 25-7, 25-15, 25-13 sweep over De Anza College on Saturday night in Aptos.

She took sixth in the Division III race by completing the 5,000-meter Woodward Park course in Fresno with a time of 18 minutes, 23.7 seconds.

In the end, however, the Mustangs (19-11) buckled down and held off the Hawks’ (18-12) improbable comeback with a 25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 18-25, 15-7 heart-pounding victory to corral the NorCal Division V title.

And it’s arguably the biggest reason why the No. 3-seeded Hawks, powered by an airtight defense and an on-fire attack, will play at top-seeded San Marin High tonight for the NorCal Division V championship.

Quinn Cook scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Santa Cruz Warriors over the Texas Legends, 128-115, on Tuesday night.

The Pacific Coast Athletic League, a massive super league made up of 33 schools in the southern portion of the Central Coast Section, is coming next school year and I’m excited to see its impact on each program.