Heartbreaker: Branham softball team sheds tears after comeback CCS D-I semifinal falls short

SAN JOSE — Jason Yco couldn’t hold back his emotions after Branham’s 4-3 loss to Monterey on Thursday. 

The usually mild-mannered, soft-spoken head coach shed tears when asked what this season meant to him in a postgame interview following the Bruins’ defeat in the Central Coast Section Division I semifinals. 

“They just competed all year,” Yco said standing at MacDonald high school in San Jose. “They were never afraid of anything. This team was always ready for the moment. Every practice they had the music going...