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APTOS — The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team finally got over its biggest hump in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The No. 3 Mariners defeated No. 2 Soquel High in four sets, 26-24, 25-11, 22-25, 25-19, on Thursday in the Division III semifinals. It was the...

STAFF REPORT 1. M.V.C. (7-1, 5-0): The football gods couldn’t have given a more perfect scenario in this storybook season for Monte Vista Christian. The Mustangs went from having a game cut in their season to a guaranteed spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs.  M.V.C. also...

The coaches of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League got together last week to make up this year’s all-league girls volleyball teams.  The dynamic duo of Aptos High outside hitter Peyton Dueck and opposite Natalia Ackerman were named to the league’s first team. Dueck led the...

The Cabrillo College football team continues to peak at the right time of the season. The Seahawks kept things rolling in a 34-8 triumph of San Jose City in the teams' Golden Coast Conference game Saturday at Carl Conelly Stadium. The Seahawks have a 7-1...

Watsonville High junior Layla Ruiz asserted herself as the best runner in the Pacific Coast Athletic League with a dominating performance in Saturday’s league championships.     Ruiz won the Mission division 3-mile girls’ varsity race in 19 minutes, 30 seconds and finished a little more than...

The St. Francis High boys’ cross country team captured the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division title thanks to a strong outing in Saturday’s championship meet at Toro Park in Salinas. St. Francis senior Paul Kane placed second in 17 minutes, 26 seconds in the...

Joey Garibay, St. Francis, (Sr.): Sharks’ senior finished with 77 receiving yards, two touchdowns and a fumble recovery in last week’s PCAL-Cypress win against Greenfield. Kaylani Lacy-Trout, Watsonville, (Fr.): Wildcatz’s freshman finished with a team-high 13 kills and six blocks in Thursday’s win over Stevenson...

The St. Francis High football team had a slim chance of capturing this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League title going into Friday night’s game against Stevenson School.  But that didn’t stop the Sharks from going all-out in a 35-21 win against the Pirates (5-3, 3-2)...

Watsonville High junior Laya Ruiz had a simple plan going into this year’s cross country season: go big or go home. “I’ve definitely put in a lot more work than I have before,” Ruiz said. Ruiz has won three Pacific Coast Athletic League center meets this...

WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team had many factors in its favor heading into Wednesday night’s Central Coast Section play-in match against North Salinas High. The Wildcatz were set with home-court advantage and were riding on a 12-match winning streak. But Watsonville lost a...