Sports

Aptos completed the regular season series sweep against Scotts Valley following a 5-2 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Oct. 15. In singles play, Aptos freshman Kiana Safari won her match in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) over Aila Papadopoulous at the No. 1...

The Hawks have been Coast Conference champs three times since 2013, they’ve appeared in the regional playoffs every year since 2011 and the super regionals in each of the past three seasons.

The Aptos High girls’ cross country team ran away with the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday at Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville.  Junior Susana Estrada placed second in 18 minutes, 17 seconds in the 2.93-mile varsity race to help the Mariners...

Watsonville junior Stephanie Martinez had 13 points, six rebounds and three steals in the Wildcatz’s 47-26 win over Soledad in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division girls’ basketball action Thursday night.  Teammate freshman Isa Alvarez added 12 points and three steals, while junior Leilani Yasin...

LAS VEGAS—Golden State Warriors two-way player Jeff Dowtin Jr. finished with a game-high 28 points to help lift the Santa Cruz Warriors past the Long Island Nets, 81-77, at the NBA G League Winter Showcase Cup on Monday.  Dowtin, who scored 18 points in the...

Aptos High senior golfer Max Meltzer fired a 2-over Par 73 in Tuesday’s Central Coast Section Regional round at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey to advance to section championships for the third straight season.

Santa Cruz High conducted an orchestra of sweet swish music on Saturday night en route to a 71-59 win over St. Francis High in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament championship game.