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APTOS — The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team was two points away from having at least a share of this year’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship.  But the Mariners came up short in a five-set loss to Harbor High on Thursday. The scores were...

Over the past 19 seasons Marcopulos has built men’s basketball at Cabrillo College from perennial cellar dweller into a conference powerhouse. In nine of the last 11 years, the Seahawks have been named at least co-champion of the Coast Conference South, and produced five of the last six Conference MVP’s.

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Lombardo Flores scored a late goal to help the Wildcatz earn a 1-1 draw against San Luis Opispo in non-league action on Nov. 30. “I was hoping for the win but it was a tough game,” he said. The Tigers (3-1-2) were first...

The new PV Sports Football Power Rankings are out and Aptos High is this week's top team heading into week two of the season. Watsonville opened up with a big win and jumped into the second spot.

Aptos High exploded for six goals in the first quarter, including four in the first four minutes, and the Mariners’ stingy defense clamped down on Carmel High’s usually potent offense to take control of the league with a 15-3 blowout win on Wednesday night at Trevin Dilfer Field in Aptos.

Aptos graduate Izzy Graff was on the verge of joining the cross country team going into her junior year in 2023 so she could stay busy in what would’ve been a non-active fall season. On top of competing in three different sports, it also meant...

After a month of working out the kinks during preseason, St. Francis High was back on track and looking like a team destined to make a possible run at a league title.   Instead, the Sharks got off to a rocky start to begin Pacific Coast...

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Warriors are set to celebrate its sixth annual “Pajama Night” event this weekend.   Basketball fans are encouraged to bring a pair of new, unworn pajamas to Friday night’s game against the NBA G League Ignite at Kaiser Permanente Arena. The donated pajamas...

Watsonville High senior point guard Savanah Quintana and Pajaro Valley High junior point guard Jayleen Solorzano have dazzled through the preseason and both have their squads poised to compete for the MBL-P title.