Sports

After 14 years of rebuilding teams, hours of practice sessions and watching numerous student-athletes grow up, Ed Kelly said it’s time for him to step down as coach of the St. Francis High boys' basketball team.

Arbet, who last year served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Humboldt State University, has a gigantic 86-man roster with 38 promising out-of-state players and a reworked coaching staff led by offensive guru Frank Espy.

Quinn Cook had 28 points and nine assists, Damian Jones and Damion Lee added 15 points apiece but it wasn’t enough for the Santa Cruz Warriors in a 105-97 loss to the Austin Spurs on Sunday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Aptos junior Sam Hansen took home the gold in the boys’ division at the 2nd Annual Tom Leikam Cross Country Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park on Sept. 20. The Mariner standout runner won the race in 15 minutes, 54 seconds on a new modified...

Aptos High senior defensive lineman Josh Powell led like a captain from the start of the year. His leadership and play on the field landed him this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division's most valuable player on defense. His offensive production also earned...

FRESNO—Monte Vista Christian senior James Ponzio climbed his way to a top-10 finish in last week’s CIF State Cross Country Championships.    The Hollister native placed eighth in 15 minutes, 39.8 seconds out of 204 runners in the Division V boys race at Woodward Park on...

During head coach Rich Taylor’s tenure with Aptos, his squads have never finished worse than second place. The Mariners (8-1, 4-1) appear to have the star players and depth to get it done this year.

In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies. Prior to the start of this season, he jumped on the opportunity to add more on his plate as the team’s newest starting running back.  “I've always...