Harbor High's girls volleyball team was pushed to the brink in a pair of thrilling, five-set wins over rival Soquel during the regular season. The Pirates made sure they didn't endure a similar scare on Halloween.
Harbor High's sophomore-led girls volleyball team was competitive with crosstown rival Santa Cruz last season, when the Pirates stunned the Cardinals in five sets in the teams' first meeting but dropped their next two meetings.
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore cross country runners Conor Gilliam and Gavin Beckmen finished second and third, respectively, at the PCAL Mission Center Meet No. 1 on Thursday. Watsonville junior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the first in the girls race.