Sharks set to battle Cupertino in CCS quarterfinals | HS football
St. Francis High is one of five schools in Santa Cruz County that qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section football postseason, which begins this weekend with the quarterfinals.
The Sharks earned the No. 7 seed in the Division V bracket. They will take on...
Boys' CCS basketball: Aptos sets up meeting with high-powered Monterey in D-III final
No. 2 Aptos will play top-seeded Monterey for the Central Coast Section Division III championship at Palo Alto High on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Mariners cap season with unblemished record | HS football
SANTA CRUZ—Aptos High posted a 42-0 win against Santa Cruz High in a scrimmage at Memorial Field on April 16.
The game was scheduled as a regular season Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game, but officials never showed up. The game did not count as...
Girls' SCCAL Soccer: Aptos continues roll, exacts revenge on Soquel
Senior forward Maya Pruett scored off an assist from junior forward Haley Veldhuis, and junior keeper Caroline Miller posted her ninth shutout of the season to power Aptos over Soquel High to a 1-0 victory, its sixth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League win, on Thursday night.
Wharf to Wharf Notebook
The 47th annual Wharf to Wharf was a huge success, once again, as thousands of competitors took part in the six-mile run between the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves early Sunday morning.
Mustangs aim to defend triple crown | High school baseball
WATSONVILLE—Absolute domination was how Monte Vista Christian performed in its season opener against Del Mar with a 27-0 victory.
Since then, they haven’t skipped a beat.
Mustangs second-year manager Johnny Ramirez said it set the stage for them this season.
“I wanted that game to see where...
Ocean Speedway: Justin Sanders wins Johnny Key Classic, big payday
Justin Sanders sprinted his way to victory lane Saturday night after he recorded an impressive win in the 50-lap Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway.
HS softball: Adam Noto named head coach at St. Francis
The St. Francis High athletic department announced Monday that Adam Noto was named the school’s new softball coach for the upcoming season.
Girls basketball: Mustangs gear up for PCAL-Gabilan title run
WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team surprised a lot of people after it made a deep run in last year’s Central Coast Section playoffs.
The Mustangs were eliminated in the Division IV semifinals. Yet, returning players such as senior guard Angelina Cortes are more...
PV eliminated in Open Division quarterfinals | CCS soccer playoffs
PALO ALTO—The Pajaro Valley High boys soccer team had managed to overcome everything thrown in its direction during the shortened Covid-19 season.
The Grizzlies were close to overcoming the role of the underdog once again. But, they fell short against No. 3 Gunn High, 5-3,...


















