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Monte Vista Christian, Pajaro Valley High and North Monterey County High all close out their regular season on Friday night.

The annual Wharf to Wharf, also known as “the best little road race in California” is back for its 47th year. The six-mile run between the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves returns Sunday.

Hocom compiled a 78-36 overall record in his four years at Aptos, and helped the program capture its first Central Coast Section title since 1983 and first outright Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown since ’82.

Senior midfielder Monserrat Hernandez Marquez scored and made an assist, junior keeper Caroline Miller recorded a handful of crucial saves and the Mariners shut out juggernaut St. Francis High of Mountain View, 3-0, in a statement preseason victory.

WATSONVILLE—Aptos High senior Trent Nosky continuously looked over his shoulder as he made his way toward the finish line in last week’s league finals. It wasn’t a sprint to the finish but he was still cautious enough to know that anything can happen at the...

Miles, 34, becomes the franchise’s third head coach. He replaces Casey Hill, who stepped down earlier this summer after leading the Warriors for three seasons and winning a championship in 2015.

A group of six local high schools unofficially kicked off the 2024 fall season at this past weekend’s Santa Cruz County football jamboree at Cabrillo College. Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville high schools took part in scrimmages in front...