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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.

Colby Copeland captured the $5,000 prize with his victory in the eighth annual Howard Kaeding Classic on Saturday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

A small dark cloud currently hangs above the Watsonville High softball team, which at the moment has five players either sidelined with injuries or unable to perform this season. Those on the injury reserve list includes senior co-captain Cameron Llamas with a quad injury and...

APTOS—The Aptos High boys’ basketball team went through a major overhaul during the offseason after it lost 10 seniors due to graduation, leaving many roles to be filled.  One such role belonged to Cameron Saldaña, who averaged 18 points per game and was one of...

ROCKLIN—For a minute, it almost felt like Watsonville High senior center back Lombardo Flores was on the verge of orchestrating a miraculous comeback for the boys’ soccer team Saturday.  He scored a late goal in the California Interscholastic Federation Northern California Regionals Division I title...

Aptos High sophomore outside hitter Ella Dueck had 19 kills, four aces, 20 digs and three blocks in a five-set (25-23, 16-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-9) win over Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls volleyball action Oct. 22.  Junior right side Kenzie Smith...

His participation in track and field is somewhat of an act of defiance — internally and externally. He wants to push his limits as an athlete and person, and he also wants to challenge his peer’s beliefs of people with disabilities. Because of his condition, he uses a wheelchair, he has a speech impediment and his motor skills are disorganized at times. But he doesn’t want his cerebral palsy to define him. A straight-A student with a gigantic personality, Vasquez wants to break down barriers one shot toss at a time.

Cabrillo College men’s basketball coach Tony Marcopulos is entering his 20th season with the program and he is facing one of his biggest challenges yet. It’s the first time in more than a decade he’ll be taking on such an inexperienced group that’ll feature just...