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Paloma Ramirez had 16 points and seven rebounds, Mackenzie Tellez added 13 points, eight rebounds and five steals and Monte Vista Christian completed its dominant showing in the Don & Martha Price Christmas Classic with a 74-41 win over Valley Christian-Roseville in the tournament final on Saturday in Watsonville.

The Warriors will be the heavy favorites to win their third straight NBA championship — and fourth in the last five seasons — but that doesn’t mean they won’t be challenged. The Western Conference is better than it has been, and the top of the Eastern Conference is damn good, too.

Joey Garibay, St. Francis: Sharks’ senior made a layup with 1.2 seconds that won at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division basketball title with Gilroy. The Sharks edged the Mustangs 55-53 in the league finale. Jasmin Castillo, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’...

It was a defensive gridlock matchup last week between Watsonville and San Lorenzo Valley high schools as neither team allowed a single point until the fourth quarter. Seemingly every four plays the defense would force a punt, going back and forth like a ping pong...

APTOS—The Aptos High boys’ basketball team went through a major overhaul during the offseason after it lost 10 seniors due to graduation, leaving many roles to be filled.  One such role belonged to Cameron Saldaña, who averaged 18 points per game and was one of...

The Pajaronian's Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 16-22. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Javier Fonseca (Sr.), St. Francis  The Sharks’ starting quarterback accounted for three...