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March 13, 2026

Valdez gets first win in 7 years, Jays beat Athletics 4-1

Valdez pitched a career-high six innings to win for the first time since 2010, Ryan Goins had two RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Seahawks return to the pool with a vengeance | Women’s water polo

Just last year the Cabrillo College women’s water polo program was barely in existence when it skipped the 2022 season after it didn't have enough players to field a team. The Seahawks managed to rebuild and regroup this year including three returning players from the...

PV Sports Football Power Rankings, 10/17: Mustangs have tight grip on top spot

1. M.V.C. (5-1, 3-0): The Mustangs, currently known as the Road Warriors, pushed their winning streak to four straight games. The most impressive part of all this is their wins have been on… surprise, the road.  Monte Vista Christian senior running back Quinn Alexander scored...

Familiarity becomes recurring theme for 49ers in free agency

Led by quarterback Brian Hoyer and receiver Pierre Garcon, the 49ers brought in a haul of players on the opening day of the league year, including several with ties to Shanahan or other coaches on San Francisco's staff.

Boys soccer: Watsonville beats Menlo-Atherton, 3-0, in Homestead Christmas Cup final

Sophomore forward Jael Leal got the scoring started in the 62nd minute, junior midfielder Eric Vasquez added the second score five minutes later on a beautiful weaving drive and Angel Luis Hernandez scored the final goal in the 78th.

Aptos’ Lena Manchester punches ticket to state track and field championships

Aptos High senior Lena Manchester wasn’t too concerned about rankings or what lane she had to run in prior to her 100 meters hurdles race at last week’s Central Coast Section Finals. In fact, she tends to push herself a lot harder knowing there’s always...

Boys basketball: Grizzlies, Sharks, Wildcatz set to battle for PCAL-Cypress championship

WATSONVILLE—The Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division will be full of local action with three teams from Watsonville batting against each other for league supremacy this season.   Last year’s runner up, Pajaro Valley High along with St. Francis High and Watsonville High—the newcomers to...

Santa Cruz Seahawks capture D-I national title in Florida | Pop Warner Football

ORLANDO—The Santa Cruz Seahawks Pop Warner football team had been on a mission since the season started in August.  They beat the Morgan Hill Raiders to capture the Pacific Northwest Regional title and earned a trip to Florida to play the nation’s best teams. They capped...

St. Francis’ Sam Braun makes immediate impact on the court | Boys basketball

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun was forced to sit on the sideline during the first half of the basketball season after he transferred from Soquel High in the offseason. The standout forward was frustrated he couldn’t play immediately, but it did give him a...

Buster Posey's three-run homer helps lift Giants past Cubs

Posey's first-inning shot provided a nice early cushion to Ty Blach, who won his second straight start as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday night.