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Quinn Cook had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Michael Gbinije added 21 points and the Santa Cruz Warriors cruised to a 111-82 win over the Wisconsin Herd on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Kaiser Permanente Arena.

Sophomore Mia Totah rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win over St. Francis High junior Gabi Gutierrez to claim the singles title for the second consecutive year, while twin sisters Lila and Rebecca Sampson, also sophomores, matched her output en route to a repeat title in the doubles, topping St. Francis’ duo of Katherine Casper and Maya Talavera, 6-0, 6-0.

The Watsonville High boys’ basketball team wrapped up one of the best seasons the program has put together, which included a league title for the first time in 10 years. Senior guard Richie Ortiz led the way for the Wildcatz (17-7), who finished as co-champion...

The magical season for St. Francis’ girls’ soccer team came to an end following a 5-1 loss to North Monterey County in the Central Coast Section play-in game Tuesday afternoon.  Andrea Ibarra, Anahi Flores, Isa Valadez, Herendira Navoa and Bella Hernandez each scored once for...

Aptos High made its return to the diamond in February on a mission for a fourth straight league baseball championship in 2024.  It won’t be a cakewalk, though. Led by ninth-year head coach Jason Biancardi, he knows the Mariners will once again be the target of...

The Central Coast Section football playoff brackets are in order and a pair of local schools will represent the area in Friday’s upcoming quarterfinals. Aptos High—tri co-champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division—and Cypress Division runner-up St. Francis both will extend their season...

Watsonville will honor Guy on Wednesday night by naming the baseball field after him in the moments before the Wildcatz’s Monterey Bay League Pacific division game against cross-city rival Pajaro Valley.