Sports

Sophomores Andrew Bachman and Justin Lomeli and junior David Wang continued their strong seasons, and the Mustangs received a boost from the back half of their scoring five to edge St. Francis, 35-43, for the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division crown in Saturday’s cross country finals at Toro Park.

The St. Francis High athletic department announced Monday that Adam Noto was named the school’s new softball coach for the upcoming season.

The 47th annual Wharf to Wharf was a huge success, once again, as thousands of competitors took part in the six-mile run between the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves early Sunday morning.

SAN JOSE—It almost seemed like nothing was going in favor of the St. Francis High baseball team, which was down to its final three outs in the Central Coast Section Division IV finals Friday afternoon.  After being held to just one run in the first...

Wildcatz’s freshman distance runner Layla Ruiz won the 400- and 3,200-meters at the King City Invitational on Saturday. She moved into seventh in both events in Watsonville’s all-time record book.

The defending CCS Division IV champions have looked as dominant as advertised in their first two wins, one of which came against CCS D-III runner-up Aptos High. There might have been a few ounces of doubt as to the potential of the team when the girls joined forces during the summer but it seems like that’s all gone.

SALINAS—As the gusty Salinas Valley winds began to pick up, so did the howls from Lobos fans sitting in the stands, cheering for their Monterey Peninsula College football team as it got into victory formation to close out the season.  The Lobos defeated Cabrillo College,...