Sports

The Aptos High athletics department earlier this week announced Bruce Funk as its new head coach for the girls’ basketball team.

Shane Golobic won the Taco Bravo versus Civil War Sprint Car Series 30-lap main event Friday during the first night of the Kaeding Classic at Ocean Speedway.

Monte Vista Christian bounced back late last season after winning its final four Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division games of the season. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s Mustangs football team.

The 32nd annual Nordic Naturals Challenger kicked off with the first round on Monday at Seascape Sports Club.

A star on the soccer team in the winter and the track and field squad in the spring, Brynn Mitchell is one of Aptos High’s rising athletes poised to become a leader this school year.

Watsonville High's star distance runner, Layla Ruiz, broke a school record that stood for nearly 30 years. She will be one of the favorites to win nearly every race — 1,600 and 3,200 meters — she will participate this season.

Natalia Ackerman is a two-sport athlete at Aptos High and will try to top a stellar junior year with an even better senior campaign.

Hunter Blinkenberg is one of St. Francis’ three-sport athletes who’s expected to compete this upcoming season in football, wrestling and swimming.

Dre Gome was a PCAL-Gabilan division First Team selection and is one of Aptos’ top football talents.

St. Francis High junior safety Davin Avila recovered a fumble and took it back 45 yards for a touchdown to help the Sharks get past Marina High, 32-20, on Friday in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia play. “That was big,” said St. Francis coach...