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The Monterey Bay Football Club announced Aug. 5 it hired Jordan Stewart on a multi-year deal to become the club’s permanent head coach.  Stewart—a former San Jose Earthquakes standout—is set to establish a new era for the Union, who currently sit eighth with a 7-9-6...

Despite heat in the mid- to upper-90s as summer winds down, the high school cross country teams in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley have a plentiful crop of runners out for the 2009 season. Both teams have about 50 members, and each has aspirations of running in the state championship meet in late fall.

San Lorezo Valley High’s Sierra Clarks spikes the ball during the second set of their 3-0 win over visiting St. Francis High. Lucjan Szewczyk/Press Banner

San Lorenzo Valley High football head coach Dave Grant decided to test his returning players by putting them up to a challenge during the offseason. So far, he’s pretty impressed with the response. “One thing for sure is these guys have been putting in the work,”...

The high school girls tennis season hit the midway point last week and Scotts Valley High is starting to peak at the right time.   As of Wednesday, the Falcons were 4-2 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play and they are 5-2 overall this season....

Former Bethany University basketball coach Dan Mooney was named the head varsity basketball coach at Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville this week.

A real-life Hallmark movie unfolded for the Scotts Valley-based 10U Banshees recreational girls’ softball team at Siltanen Park last Wednesday evening. After losing their first tournament game in devastating fashion (by giving up a five-run lead in the bottom of the last inning), the Banshees...