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SEASIDE—After finishing the regular season with three consecutive ties, the Cabrillo College men's soccer team still managed to qualify for the NorCal Regional playoffs.  The No. 9-seeded Seahawks defeated No. 24 Modesto, 3-0, in the first round of California Community College Athletic Association postseason action...

Watsonville High senior striker scored a pair of goals and dished an assist in last week’s crucial Monterey Bay League Gabilan division wins over San Benito High and Pajaro Valley High. With the victories, Watsonville finished second in the division, and advanced to the Central Coast Section Open Division.

Aptos has made a name for itself in Santa Cruz County and the CCS over the last eight seasons — winning six league titles and four section crowns in that time — and the Mariners will have another chance to bring a little more recognition to the juggernaut program from a pint-sized collection of towns with a population of just over 24,000.

After trailing for most of the day, St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca was on the verge of capping off the regular-season opener with a potential game-winning drive. But the miraculous comeback fell short following a huge defensive stop by King City on the Sharks’ final...

Against Aptos, Juliana Wilson, Zaira Pena and Mariah Rocha all hit homers and combined for 11 RBIs to lead the Wildcatz to a 15-0 win.

Watsonville High alumnus Chris Rivera last week was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-American third team.

For the second straight season, the Pajaro Valley High boys’ basketball team will travel to Soledad High in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.

The newly-formed Pacific Coast Athletic League also brought some changes for the area’s teams. Pajaro Valley High and N.M.C. will join M.V.C., St. Francis and Watsonville in the 33-school equity league this fall.