Sports

Paola Jacobs continued to shine as a star for the Mt. Madonna Hawks in the fall and the spring.

Rodriguez, a senior, and Dueck, a sophomore, combined for 501 kills, 94 aces and 509 digs, according to the stats kept by MaxPreps, while leading Aptos to second place in the SCCAL, and a third straight trip to the Central Coast Section Division III championship match.

SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos High boys’ soccer team sailed into enemy territory Tuesday evening hoping to gain a victory over Harbor High in the frigid-cold and inch closer to within the league standings. Instead, the upset-minded Mariners had to jump overboard following a 2-1 loss to...

The St. Francis High baseball team entered last week’s Central Coast Section playoffs against The King’s Academy riding the high of a 15-game winning streak. It was a win-or-go-home scenario and, while both teams gave it all they had, the Knights concluded the Sharks’ season...

Watsonville sophomore Layla Ruiz reset her school record in the 3,200-meters while racing against some of the best high school distance runners in the state at the Stanford Invitational on March 29.

Bud Kaeding sprinted to victory lane for a fourth time this season after winning the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car main event on Friday night at Ocean Speedway.

Santa Cruz Warriors announced that Ryan Atkinson was promoted to general manager for the upcoming season.

Last year around this time, Aptos senior Maya Schiro was preparing for her trip to the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships as the lone runner on the girls’ team. That won’t be the case next week. Schiro and her teammates will all make the...