Sports

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun and his teammates had to wait an extra week to kick off their run in the Central Coast Section playoffs.  It probably felt just as long for the No. 4 seeded Sharks to close out Tuesday night’s 62-59 overtime...

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Dec. 17-23.

Win or lose, first or last, Watsonville’s boys and girls cross country teams will advance to the Central Coast Section meet no matter how they perform at Saturday’s inaugural Pacific Coast Athletic League cross country finals.

Aptos High junior Berkeley Ashby struggled to get into rhythm on the court during their Central Coast Section postseason opener against visiting Del Mar High on Tuesday night.   It took longer than she had hoped but she eventually found a groove and it came at...

The Santa Cruz Warriors halted a three-game losing streak on Sunday night with a 131-127 overtime victory over the South Bay Lakers.

Grieves spent the last three seasons with the school’s boys junior varsity team, and is well acquainted with the talent-rich squad he will inherit for the upcoming 2018-19 winter season. His junior varsity team often scrimmaged with the girls varsity team over the years, and his family is ingrained in the Aptos youth basketball scene.

Just for a split second, it almost looked as though Alvarez was about to pull off a comeback for the ages in last week’s inaugural California Interscholastic Federation State boys soccer championship. A penalty kick goal by Luis Macias gave the Northern Regional champion Eagles...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley senior Yareli Zamora has led the way this season as the top player for the Grizzlies’ girls’ tennis team. The team captain said playing in the No. 1 singles spot does have its moments of stress but it’s nothing she can’t handle. “No pressure...