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Paul Kane, St. Francis, (Sr.): Sharks’ senior placed second to help St. Francis capture the PCAL Cypress title and a trip to the CCS Cross Country Championships. Layla Ruiz, Watsonville, (Jr.): Wildcatz’s junior won the PCAL Mission division 3-mile girls varsity race and earned a...

The dream season filled with wins, laughs and championships came to an end at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, as St. Francis fell short of its first-ever state title via a heartbreaking 47-46 loss to Rolling Hills Prep, of San Pedro, in the D-V Champio

Savanah Quintana had 24 points and seven rebounds in Watsonville High’s 44-36 win over Orem on Wednesday in the first round of the Surf ‘N Slam tournament in San Diego.

Easily the youngest team Blankenship has had in his eight years at the school, Aptos grew up right before his eyes in Friday night’s massive 35-13 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division victory over five-time defending champion Palma High at Rabobank Stadium.

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team has been a powerhouse program for the past 50 years, winning numerous league and Central Coast Section titles along the way.    This season will be no different as the Wildcatz return to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division...

An inappropriate photo involving players on the Aptos High varsity football team was posted on social media this past weekend following a 35-28 victory against rival Watsonville High on Sept. 5.  A group of seven student-athletes were depicted standing inside of Aptos’ weight room holding...

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated that it had been nearly 40 years since the Aptos High boys' soccer team last won a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title, which is incorrect. Aptos last won an SCCAL title during the 2013-14 soccer...

Monterey High’s sophomore infielder Michael Mugan belted a three-run homer in the Toreadores’ four-run first inning, and M.V.C.’s late push fell short in its 9-5 league-opening loss on Tuesday.