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January 17, 2026

Mustangs’ walk-off field goal lifts them past Scotts Valley | Prep football

Monte Vista Christian junior Julian Pizarro Jr. had a lot to celebrate on his birthday last week. But instead of receiving a bunch of gifts, he decided to give one to his team.    The Mustangs’ kicker knocked in a 34-yard field goal as time expired...

Astros start fast, top Dodgers 5-3 for 2-1 World Series lead

George Springer and the Astros broke out the bats early this time to keep up their unbeaten October run at spirited Minute Maid Park, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the World Series.

Jordan's wild journey: Spieth wins British Open

Trailing for the first time all weekend at Royal Birkdale — and lucky it was only one stroke thanks to a shot from the driving range — the 23-year-old Texan followed with a birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie stretch that allowed him to close with a 1-under 69 and

Girls PCAL Cross Country: Watsonville's Ruiz returns to form, St. Francis wins first team title

After being hampered by a nagging leg injury throughout the year, Ruiz returned to her usual dominant self to cruise to the individual PCAL Cypress division crown, and post the fastest overall time of the day on the 3-mile Toro Park course in Salinas.

Cueto, Grandal work out differences after benches cleared

Grandal said "it caught me by surprise" and insists that wasn't the case at all in the Dodgers' 6-1 victory behind Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday, but rather just him trying to get ready to move "because I'm slow."

HS Football, Week 3: Youthful P.V. gives Cordova first win

P.V. not only secured its first win of the season and of Cordova’s head coaching career with a 30-0 victory over Lynbrook High at Carl Conelly Stadium on Saturday but the youthful Grizzlies also learned a thing or two about how to deal with a win.

Girls CCS Water Polo: Mariners' season ends in D-II semifinals

No. 4 Aptos, a team with more than a handful of first-time varsity players, concluded its season in an 8-4 loss to top-seeded The Menlo School at Homestead High on Tuesday.

HS Football: Local teams show their stuff at SCCAL Jamboree

The annual Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Jamboree was Friday night at Carl Conelly Stadium on the campus of Cabrillo College in Aptos and we learned plenty about the 10 teams from the county.

Perfect shot: Durant's late 3 gives Warriors 3-0 Finals lead

Kevin Durant drained the shot of his professional life — a 3-pointer over LeBron James with 45.3 seconds left — and scored 31 points as the Warriors, pushed harder than they have been throughout their pristine postseason, moved within one win of a title a

CCS Softball: Watsonville’s freshmen stepping up to plate for defending D-I champ

The No. 3-seeded Wildcatz will play at No. 6 Los Gatos High on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the quarterfinal round, and they’ll be banking on their crop of newcomers to continue their recent stellar play through the high-pressure bracket featuring the section’s best teams.