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Sophomore forward Jael Leal got the scoring started in the 62nd minute, junior midfielder Eric Vasquez added the second score five minutes later on a beautiful weaving drive and Angel Luis Hernandez scored the final goal in the 78th.

Santa Cruz junior forward Robert Bishop hit the game-winning shot with 26.7 seconds left and Felix made a big defensive stop on the following possession to knock off the defending league champion St. Francis High Sharks, 52-49, on Friday night.

Taro Daniel won his opening match of the 32nd annual Nordic Naturals Challenger on Tuesday evening.

APTOS—A late turnover for the Aptos High football team led to a heart-breaking defeat in last week’s home opener against Campolindo High. For senior running back Caden Prichard, the Mariners’ 30-22 loss left a bad taste in their mouths.  “I don’t think we played a great...

In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will get you caught up on some local teams with some news and notes for the Central Coast https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-15-boys-hoops-update-and-special-guest-marcus-northcutt?si=393cbeb0a1cf41b3a92db48bd3de9b56&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Down seven heading into the fourth quarter, No. 2 Aptos buckled down on defense and made just enough plays on offense to escape No. 15 Marin Catholic, 56-54, and advance to the quarterfinals of the CIF NorCal Division III playoffs.

The last two seasons, P.V. didn’t have enough girls to place as a team at league finals — at least five runners are required to record a score — but this year Reyes and assistant head coach Christina Guerrero have the tough task of picking a starting seven.

Zach Hewett made quite the debut Thursday evening in his first game as head coach of the Aptos High football head coach. The Mariners rolled past The King’s Academy, 34-7, in the teams’ regular season-opener in front of hundreds of fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial...