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St. Francis scored five runs over the final two innings to stun defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion San Lorenzo Valley, 5-4, and pick up its first league win of the season on Tuesday afternoon at home.

M.V.C.’s star wrestler scored a bit of redemption from last year’s runner-up finish on Saturday night by holding off dangerously focused Palma sophomore Zak Thompson, 9-7, for the 113-pound Central Coast Section crown.

The former Cabrillo and Watsonville High great will be enshrined with his heroes on Jan. 20 at the Seascape Resort when the Seahawks’ athletic program welcomes its second-ever class into its Hall of Fame.

Chloe Deleisseguess and Samantha Bellucci each won two events for the St. Francis High Sharks in their 90-31 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League loss to Santa Cruz High on Thursday.

Senior libero Alexis Pena is the lone returning starter from a squad that went 6-6 in Monterey Bay League Pacific division play and narrowly missed the Central Coast Section playoffs for the sixth straight season. Senior outside Anissa Diaz, who sparingly saw the court last season, is also a returning senior.

After a month of working out the kinks during preseason, St. Francis High was back on track and looking like a team destined to make a possible run at a league title.   Instead, the Sharks got off to a rocky start to begin Pacific Coast...

Aptos completed the regular season series sweep against Scotts Valley following a 5-2 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Oct. 15. In singles play, Aptos freshman Kiana Safari won her match in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) over Aila Papadopoulous at the No. 1...

The win pushed Watsonville’s unbeaten streak to 10 games, improved the black and gold to 12-1-3 overall and pushed the team into first place in the star-studded league.