SCCAL Softball: Aptos rallies past SLV for 1st title since 2011
Sophomore shortstop Shea Garcia capped a 10-run explosion with a monumental grand slam over the centerfield fence, and Aptos High cruised to a 10-6 victory over San Lorenzo Valley High on Friday to clinch its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2011.
Wharf to Wharf Race, 2017: Male, female champions return to defend titles
Defending champion Isaac Mukundi Mwangi, runner-up Silas Kipruto and third-place finisher Teshome Mekonen are all back for another go at the overall title and on the women’s side Risper Gesabwa will try to become the first-ever four-time champ.
Local Roundup, 12/28: Vasquez rallies Watsonville girls’ hoops in 8th straight win
Savanah Quintana had 24 points and seven rebounds in Watsonville High’s 44-36 win over Orem on Wednesday in the first round of the Surf ‘N Slam tournament in San Diego.
G League Basketball: Warriors cruise to second win of season
Quinn Cook had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Michael Gbinije added 21 points and the Santa Cruz Warriors cruised to a 111-82 win over the Wisconsin Herd on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Girls' CCS basketball: Pajaro Valley unseeded despite 20-win season
Aptos (20-6) and Pajaro Valley (20-4) were on opposite ends of the spectrum when the official postseason brackets were released on Wednesday night. The Mariners received the No. 1 seed in the D-III playoffs, and the Grizzlies were unseeded.
