Boys basketball: Mariners ready to battle in hotly contested SCCAL
The Aptos High boys’ basketball team turned on the afterburners before the start of Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play last season and soared to a share of the league championship.
The Mariners shared the SCCAL title with Santa Cruz High by beating the Cardinals...
‘Catz pounce on Gonzales to capture Mission Division crown | High school softball
In 2023, the Watsonville High softball team finished with a winless record in the top-tier Gabilan Division by going 0-14 in league play.
It stung at the time for senior co-captain Cameron Llamas who had to endure through what she called a disappointing season.
But in...
Sharks’ girls’ hoops keeps perfect league record intact | Weeklys Sports Roundup
St. Francis freshman Liliana Whitmeyer had a game-best 13 points along with two rebounds, three steals and one block in the Sharks’ 31-26 win over Palma in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division girls basketball action Thursday night.
Fellow teammate sophomore Maya Calfee had nine...
D-League Basketball: Santa Cruz heads into playoffs on six-game win streak
Six players scored in double figures to send the Santa Cruz Warriors into the D-League playoffs with their sixth straight victory, a 127-117 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders on Friday night in front of the 30th consecutive sellout crowd at Kaiser Perman
Mariners set course for turnaround season in Gabilan Division | PCAL football preview
A new era under Zach Hewett officially began last week as the Aptos High football team took the practice field for the first time this season.
Prior to taking the helm, the 39-year-old head coach knew there wasn’t going to be much of a change.
For...
Podcast: Girls Hoops update and special guest Sara Quilici-Giles | Cover 3 Sports
In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will get things started with the 4-1-1 on the Central Coast Section with a new edition of News and Notes.
Then, they'll hit the court to talk about some girls basketball with updates on...
HS Football Roundup, Week 9: St. Francis inches closer to MTAL-C title
The St. Francis High Sharks moved to within one win of the program's first-ever league title on Friday night in a 40-27 Mission Trail Athletic League Coastal division win over Gonzales High on the road.
Fugate, defense leads Aptos past Watsonville
Anthony Bella robbed the Watsonville High Wildcatz of at least a pair of runs by leaping several feet in the air to snag a blistering line drive and Joe Fugate did the rest, twirling a six-inning gem in Aptos’ 5-2 non-league win on Tuesday afternoon.
National Roundup, 5/17: Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all
They played like it Wednesday night, using a balanced scoring attack to rout the Golden State Warriors 127-105 and even the Western Conference finals at one game apiece.
HS Athletes of the Week, 5/11: Rolando Llamas & Anastacia Alba
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