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WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Chirstian School senior Mark Spohn came into this year’s football season having to replace Brendan Doyle, last season’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League A Division MVP.   The first-year starting quarterback made quite the first impression Thursday night, passing for two touchdowns and sneaking...

Pardue scored a game-high 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting from deep, junior guard Hannah Hocom added 18 points and played tough defense on Saratoga High’s top guard and the No. 2-seeded Mariners cruised by the No. 6-seeded Falcons, 61-47, on Wednesday night to return to the D-III final.

Kathryn Bockman, committed to NCAA Division I UC Davis, was one of three Mariners that finished the day as multi-event winners. Sisters Lauren, a sophomore, and Madi, a freshman, McBride also won more than one race.

The Seahawks' defense was excellent but their offense sputtered in a 22-9 season-opening loss to the visiting Yuba College 49ers on Saturday night in non-conference action at Carl Conelly Stadium in Aptos.

After two consecutive seasons of not losing a single conference game, the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team has come out of the gate slow this season.  The Seahawks had expectations of competing for a third straight Coast Conference South Division title but accomplishing that feat...

Stanford University women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer etched herself into the record books this past weekend by becoming the all-time NCAA’s leader in wins for either men or women’s basketball.   VanDerveer surpassed former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory at...

SANTA CRUZ—It’s been said that the best defense is a good offense. St. Francis High proved it Friday evening with four interceptions that resulted in three touchdowns, just in the first half alone. Senior running back Johrdan Garibay had another stellar night with three touchdowns...