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Making his fourth and final appearance at the state meet, Kelly completed the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, and 51.3 seconds. He passed up 15 runners over the last mile to notch his best finish in Fresno — he was 29th last fall.

The Aptos High Mariners added yet another wrinkle to the SCCAL championship chase on Thursday night, handing the Mt. Madonna Hawks their second loss of league play via a 25-19, 25-22, 25-20 sweep.

Four players scored in double figures for the No. 5-seeded Mariners in their 75-50 romp over unseeded North Monterey County to advance to Saturday’s CCS Division III quarterfinals.

On Friday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd of an estimated 3,000 fans, the Condors were finally home for the first time since 2015 and it was a sweet, sweet return. N.M.C. shutout visiting Pajaro Valley High, 29-0, in Monterey Bay League Pacific division play to usher in their new state-of-the art field with an emphatic win.

M.V.C. dropped its league opener, 9-5, against Monterey High on Tuesday, but the Mustangs figure to be in the mix in the always tough MBL-Gabilan division. The area’s three other local squads, Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High and North Monterey County High, all compete in the MBL-Pacific division and have all looked improved from a year ago.

Monte Vista Christian junior Julian Pizarro Jr. had a lot to celebrate on his birthday last week. But instead of receiving a bunch of gifts, he decided to give one to his team.    The Mustangs’ kicker knocked in a 34-yard field goal as time expired...

Watsonville High will try to retain the Belgard Kup tonight against the Pajaro Valley High Grizzlies at Emmett M. Geiser Field.

Rodriguez will enter her final high school softball season at Watsonville High having recorded incredible back-to-back campaigns.