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September 24, 2026

HS Athlete of the Week, 2/19-2/24: Natalia Ackerman

Aptos High sophomore forward scored 25 points on 12 of 14 shooting, and had six rebounds, five blocks and five steals in the Mariners win over Live Oak High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Division III playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

Santa Cruz Warriors slip past Rip City to clinch playoff berth | NBA G League

Santa Cruz forward Gui Santos racked up 28 points and six rebounds to help the Warriors beat the Rip City Remix, 131-123, at Chiles Center in Portland on March 30. With the win, the Warriors clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference for...

Nats get Madson, Doolittle from A's for Treinen, prospects

Left-hander Jesus Luzardo and infielder Sheldon Neuse were sent to Oakland as part of Sunday's deal.

Girls soccer: Grizzlies escape late run against Aztecs

WATSONVILLE–The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team extended its magical season thanks to a little bit of help from Lady Luck. The Grizzlies also got a spectacular performance from Katherine Burke, who made the biggest save with time winding down in Tuesday night’s Pacific Coast...

MBL-G Softball: Watsonville suffers 1st loss of season to defending league champ

The Wildcatz fell from the ranks of the unbeaten on Tuesday evening in a frustrating 2-1 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division loss to the visiting Haybalers.

‘Catz claw Knights, win SCCAL crown

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High softball team continued its quest for an undefeated season with another blowout victory in its final home game.  The Wildcatz defeated the Soquel High Knights, 11-2, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday, improving to 15-0 overall and capturing their...

Local roundup, Sept. 7: Pajaro Valley falls to Seaside in four sets

The Pajaro Valley High School Grizzlies fell in four sets to Seaside High, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20, 25-13 at home on Wednesday night.

Girls' CCS Wrestling: Mosqueda goes the distance to capture elusive title

Mosqueda, the top-seeded wrestler at 143 pounds heading into the weekend’s action, completed her dominant run to a Central Coast Section championship by outlasting a final takedown attempt from No. 2-seeded Kelly Nebesnick, of Gilroy High, to escape with a 5-3 decision.

HS Sports: Aptos' Reckers, Dueck, Hernandez Marquez ink letters to D1 programs

Reckers signed with Cal State Bakersfield for baseball, Dueck signed with Santa Clara University for soccer and Hernandez Marquez made good on her verbal commitment to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from a year ago.

Murray Bridge construction forces new starting line at Wharf to Wharf Race

For the first time in 52 years, the annual Wharf to Wharf Race will not begin at the traditional starting line in front of The Grove, aka the Coconut Grove, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.   Instead, the 16,000 expected participants will wait for the...