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Aptos lost five games by one run last season. Three of those one-run losses came against Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League competition, leading to the Mariners’ fifth-place finish in the league with a 5-7 record.

WATSONVILLE–A typical day of soccer camp for Miranda Mathiesen is passing the ball back and forth to her teammates, followed by some light footwork to help with juking defenders. It doesn’t sound like much, but for her and the rest of the Pajaro Valley United...

No. 2 Mt. Madonna outlasted top-seeded Notre Dame-Salinas 25-16, 11-25, 25-17, 27-29, 15-11 to win the program’s third section crown and first since 2009.

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian girls volleyball coach Natalie Picone may be new to the program but the first-year skipper is already finding success with the team. The Mustangs are on the verge of bringing home a league title for the first time in nine years since...

After playing in the outfield last season, Velasco made the move to pitcher this spring. She got off to a tough start while recovering from gallbladder surgery, but rounded into form down the stretch and guided the Sharks through an impressive four-game win streak to close out the season.

APTOS—There comes a time in an athlete’s career where opponents can turn into teammates. That’s the reality for many players on the Cabrillo Women’s basketball team right now.  With the majority of the team being composed of local talent, ranging from Aptos, Santa Cruz, Scotts...

North Monterey County senior AJ Gomez accomplished a feat last week that no other quarterback at the school has been able to do in the past 21 years.  The Condors’ three-year starter helped deliver the program’s first league title in more than two decades following...

Two-way guard Quinn Cook returned from a long absence to pour in 41 points, and Golden State assignees Jordan Bell and Damian Jones combined for 32 points and 16 rebounds to lead Santa Cruz over the Memphis Hustle, 132-120, at Kaiser Permanente Arena.