HS football: Powell recognized as best defensive player in PCAL Gabilan division
Aptos High senior defensive lineman Josh Powell led like a captain from the start of the year. His leadership and play on the field landed him this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division's most valuable player on defense.
His offensive production also earned...
HS football: Doyle named top offensive player in PCAL Mission division
Monte Vista Christian junior Brendan Doyle got a late start to the season but he had no trouble getting into rhythm on the offense.
The bulldozing running back was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division’s offensive player of the year and he was...
HS football: Anderson named best defensive player in PCAL Cypress division
North Monterey County High senior Riley Anderson was a ball hawk in the defensive backfield throughout the season.
It was all the reason to name the 5-foot-11 defensive back as the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division’s defensive player of the year.
Other notable first-team selections...
HS football: Orradre named PCAL-Santa Lucia defensive player of the year
St. Francis High made great strides throughout the season and ended up as one of the most improved teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division.
The coaches within the division saw the consistent improvement, as four Sharks were named to the all-league...
College football: Seahawks fall for trick play, lose bowl game
SALINAS—As the gusty Salinas Valley winds began to pick up, so did the howls from Lobos fans sitting in the stands, cheering for their Monterey Peninsula College football team as it got into victory formation to close out the season.
The Lobos defeated Cabrillo College,...
Girls volleyball: Hawks soar to victory against Wildcats for CIF D-V title
ORANGE—It was the battle of David versus Goliath. The final showdown for the CIF Division V State Championship.
Mount Madonna, the small school nestled deep in the forest made up of 63 high school students, against University High, a juggernaut with about 1,500 students from...
Girls volleyball: Mariners sail past Rangers for CIF state title
ORANGE—The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team made a big splash on Saturday night and continued to shake up the world, as the legendary Muhammad Ali once did.
The No. 7 Mariners pulled off another stunning upset, this time against top-seeded Nordhoff High in four sets,...
G League: Warriors split pair of games to pull to .500
The Santa Cruz Warriors (4-4) fell to the Texas Legends (4-3) on Monday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, 113-107.
Warriors center Deyonta Davis logged 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in 25 minutes tonight. Guard Jeremy Pargo scored 17 points and dished...
Girls volleyball: Hawks capture CIF NorCal D-V title
WATSONVILLE—The Mount Madonna School girls’ volleyball team dropped the opening set of Tuesday’s CIF NorCal Division V championship at home, also known as the “Hawks’ Nest.”
But junior Savannah Cambell said they quickly reminded each other why they were the top seed going into the...
Boys cross country: Sharks earn trip to state championships
BELMONT— The St. Francis High boys’ cross country team is headed to the CIF State Championships after a top-3 finish at the Central Coast Section Championships on Nov. 16.
The Sharks finished in third place with 75 points in the Division V 2.95-mile race at...