Sports

In three years, the Aptos Mariners went from a first-round exit in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament to the program’s first Central Coast Section title in more than 30 years.

Aptos High senior guard Jaylen Dang had 12 points for the Mariners’ girls basketball team in a 54-52 loss to North Salinas High in the North Salinas Sportsmanship Classic championship on Dec. 18. Dang, who was named to the all-tournament team, also hauled in five...

Catcher Derric Estrada-Haro, pitchers Chase Watkins and C.J. Gomez and outfielder Josiah Granados-Diaz all earned a spot on the All-SCCAL First Team after helping the Sharks to a second-place finish in the league and a runner-up finish in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.

Pajaro Valley High senior Julie Che finished with a team-high 21 kills for the girls’ volleyball team as the Grizzlies defeated Seaside High on Tuesday in non-league play.

The 6-foot-1, two-sport athlete will try to follow up her breakout sophomore year with an even better junior campaign.

SANTA CRUZ—Lester Quinones finished with a game-high 30 points for the Santa Cruz Warriors in its 130-111 win over the Texas Legends at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday night.  Quinones also had nine rebounds and five assists, while Golden State Warriors two-way forward Anthony Lamb...

GILROY—The Pajaro Valley High boys’ soccer team on Wednesday hit a major speed bump on their quest to a fourth league title in the program’s history. Gilroy High stunned the Grizzlies, 5-3, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action, while holding junior Kevin Rincon...