Sports

APTOS—It took two weeks for Aptos High junior Jaylen Dang and the rest of the girls basketball team to get back into action after quarantining due to Covid-19 testing results. The junior guard picked up right where she left off, scoring a team-high 13 points...

The loss stops Watsonville’s (12-5-4) streak of advancing to a CCS championship match at four straight seasons. The 11-time CCS champions will have to watch the rest of the playoffs from the sidelines.

Heart, resolve and courage, Ruiz showcased all of the above while punching her ticket to next week’s CCS Championships back at Gilroy High. She took fourth in her star-studded heat, which featured a trio of highly-decorated seniors: Rebecca Hasser, Kaylah Grant and Mari Friedman.

1. M.V.C. (6-1, 4-0): The Mustangs proved why they’re the top team in the PV Sports Football Power Rankings with a smashing win against Alisal High last week in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division play.  Senior running back Quinn Alexander recorded two touchdowns. Junior...

No. 2 Mt. Madonna outlasted top-seeded Notre Dame-Salinas 25-16, 11-25, 25-17, 27-29, 15-11 to win the program’s third section crown and first since 2009.

After a long regular season, four Santa Cruz County softball teams are eager to jump right into the Central Coast Section playoffs set to begin Saturday. Aptos, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Watsonville each earned a trip to the postseason in hopes of bringing...

The Monte Vista Christian baseball team hit the field on Thursday afternoon for a practice session led by Mustangs manager Don Keathley. Keathley and his coaching staff have a week to get the players back into playing shape by providing plenty of hitting, fielding and...