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Community briefs, July 15: Watsonville Wednesday returns

Community briefs, July 15, 2017

Cruz homers twice to power Mariners past A's 6-3

Seattle beat Oakland 6-3 on Wednesday to complete a two-game sweep.

Preps of the Week: Watsonville’s Tajin Olivas, Aptos’ Abby Sherwood | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Dec. 19-25.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to jreyes@pajaronian.com. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for score and...

Martinez homers as Tigers beat Giants 5-3

Fulmer pitched eight innings, Victor Martinez homered and Detroit snapped San Francisco's six-game win streak with a 5-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday.

Nordic Naturals Challenger features vets, upstarts

Luxembourg’s most successful male tennis player will headline the 31st edition of the Nordic Naturals Challenger when the main draw begins on Monday.

Boys' HS Soccer preview, 2017-18: Watsonville trying to win titles in season rumored to be Hedgpeth’s last

The 2017-18 season has been rumored to be the final season in Roland Hedgpeth’s legendary coaching career at Watsonville High. But not everyone is convinced he will hang up the whistle at the end of the year.

Durant, Curry, Warriors beat Wiz 109-101 after museum visit

Using a 16-4 run out of halftime, Golden State won for the seventh time in eight games by beating the Wizards 109-101 as Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Stephen Curry added 25, and Klay Thompson helped limit Bradley Beal to eight Wednesday night, a day after the Warriors took schoolkids to a museum instead of visiting President Donald Trump at the White House.

After friend's death, Brown fuels Celtics win over Warriors

But after talking to his family and having conversations with Celtics coach Brad Stevens, Brown looked to the basketball court to find solace. The 21-year-old ended up playing one of the best games of his young career.

Hwang HRs in debut; Giants win 5-3 as Rockies' skid hits 8

Hwang homered in his major league debut, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that led the San Francisco Giants over Colorado 5-3 on Wednesday and extended the Rockies' losing streak to a season-high eight games.

Kris Weems to take over Santa Cruz Warriors

The Santa Cruz Warriors announced Thursday that assistant coach Kris Weems was named the team’s new head coach for the upcoming season.