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APTOS—The Cabrillo College football went toe-to-toe against Monterey Peninsula College in the teams’ regular season finale Saturday afternoon, fighting to secure a bowl game bid.  The Lobos got the best of the Seahawks with a 29-yard field goal from Izia Polanco with 11.7 seconds left...

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High baseball team came into the season at the top of the ocean’s food chain as the defending Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division and Central Coast Section Division IV champion.   The Sharks were swimming their way closer to a second consecutive...

Cabrillo sits at 11-0 and is ranked No. 1 in the state, according to the California Community College Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association, heading into Coast Conference North division action on Friday night. The Seahawks host College of San Mateo at 6:30 p.m.

The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team is coming off another unforgettable season.  Only this time, it might be one that head coach Roland Hedgpeth would instead like to forget.   It was the first time in what feels like an eternity that the Wildcatz missed the Central...

During head coach Rich Taylor’s tenure with Aptos, his squads have never finished worse than second place. The Mariners (8-1, 4-1) appear to have the star players and depth to get it done this year.

The Cabrillo College Seahawks were given the No. 11 seed in the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regional and are set to play No. 7 Merced College in a best-of-three series.

SALINAS—St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas came storming out of the gates at the sound of the pistol, looking to capture his first Pacific Coast Athletic League cross country title.  But it was York School standout senior Michael Julian who crossed the finish line first...

Aptos High senior Andrew Lopez-Rameño had a pair of goals on corner kicks, including the game-tying score in the second overtime period of last week’s Division II quarterfinals match against Serra High. But it wasn’t enough as the No. 4 seed Mariners fell to the...

The power-running downhill back bulldozed his way to a spectacular season in which he led Aptos to its eighth straight Central Coast Section playoff appearance, was recognized as the top offensive player in the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division and etched his name into the program’s record book.

SCOTTS VALLEY—It was the intense rematch rivalry game basketball fans wanted to witness—Aptos and Santa Cruz battling it out for the league title in what was sure to be an epic finale. Except, reality often doesn’t meet expectations. The Cardinals imposed their will upon the Mariners...