Mia Espinoza’s triple was one Watsonville High’s three hits in a 10-0, five-inning loss to Everett Alvarez in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan softball action Wednesday.
UC Santa Cruz’s Eric Anderson and Elena Stanciu advanced from the prelims to the finals on the opening day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Nazareth University in Rochester, New York, on Friday.
Max Aceves made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Watsonville High boys basketball team past Monte Vista Christian 81-55 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Friday.
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular season and tournament champion, was awarded the No. 6 seed in the prestigious Open Division for the Central Coast Section at the seeding meeting on Saturday.
Aptos High’s boys tennis team, repeat champion in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, earned its first-round opponent for the Central Coast Section team tournament at Monday’s seeding meeting.
Santa Cruz’s Bob Berry, a quarterback who helped the Minnesota Vikings reach three Super Bowls in the mid-1970s, died in Santa Cruz on Wednesday at the age of 81.
Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.