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APTOS—Anwar Ayyad had the hot hand for the No. 7 seed Aptos High as the Mariners defeated No. 10 Sobrato High, 54-42, in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division III boys basketball playoffs Saturday night. The senior forward caught fire at the...

https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-1-episode-2-ccs-basketball-playoffs-preview In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap what happened with some of our local soccer teams in this past weekend’s CCS championships. Then they’ll talk about some of our favorite, and most interesting, sports moments that we’ve had since...

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High athletic director and girls basketball coach Adam Hazel wasn’t sure if the Sharks were going to get another chance to play this season, especially after he was uncertain who was playing and who was opting out of the Central Coast Section...

The St. Francis High baseball team nabbed a late lead in extra innings for a 7-6 win against Harbor High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on May 25. With the game tied at 6-all, Dez Litel singled on a 3-2 count to drive...

https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-1-episode-1-getting-back-into-rhythm In this week’s episode, Emanuel and Juan will dive into some CCS soccer to talk about which teams are moving on to the title game. Then they’ll chit chat a bit about what it’s been like for them since the start of the shortened Covid-19...

GILROY—With the Christopher High girls soccer team leading 1-0 in the opening minutes of the second half in Wednesday’s Central Coast Section Division III playoff match, Monte Vista Christian’s Jana Komposch got loose down the left seam and dribbled for a good 25 to...

WATSONVILLE—On a gorgeous Monday afternoon at Pajaro Valley High School dozens of student-athletes began to partake in their daily practice routines. But among the sea of green and gray associated with the Grizzlies, a small splotch of black and gold could be seen: Layla...

 WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team thought they were done for the season after last week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale against San Lorenzo Valley High. But a late phone call on Saturday told them otherwise.  Erika Martinez scored a game-high 15 points for...

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,...

APTOS—Watsonville High freshman Cameron Llamas sprinted her way to home plate for the go-ahead run that helped lift the Wildcatz past Aptos High in an extra-inning thriller on Saturday.   The Wildcatz edged the Mariners, 8-7, in eight innings to close out their season in Santa...