Sports

Local tracks stars shine, Watsonville softball dominates, St. Francis, Watsonville & Aptos baseball notch wins and Mariners volleyball continues impressive push.

The St. Francis High baseball team entered last week’s Central Coast Section playoffs against The King’s Academy riding the high of a 15-game winning streak. It was a win-or-go-home scenario and, while both teams gave it all they had, the Knights concluded the Sharks’ season...

Pajaro Valley United FC captures the United Premier Soccer League Western Conference title after defeating Cuervos FC in a shootout win on Saturday.

Aptos High’s Ivan Zavala recorded a pair of goals as the boys’ soccer team defeated Soquel, 2-0, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday night. Teammates Josiah Siqueiros and Haziel Parra each were credited with one assist for the Mariners, who placed second with...

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team won its first Coast Conference North match on Friday night and split a pair of matches at the Foothill Classic on Saturday.

Now in his second season with the Mustangs, head coach Hasan Houston is trying to instill a mental toughness and physical aggressiveness that was sorely lacking in last year’s team.

Junior catcher hit three home runs, two triples and a double to knock in nine runs over five wins for the Wildcatz last week.

The Aptos girls’ and boys’ basketball teams were ousted in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal playoffs on Tuesday night.