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January 17, 2026

Sharks boys’ team slips past MVC for first league win of the season | High school basketball 

St. Francis High’s Miles Guardino led the Sharks boys’ basketball team to victory over crosstown foe Monte Vista Christian in the teams’ league opener on Friday night. Gardino finished with a game-high 20 points in a 54-43 win against the Mustangs in Pacific Coast Athletic...

Struggling Warriors, Iguodala show signs of frustration

After a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night — Golden State's fourth defeat in six games — forward Andre Iguodala made several racially tinged comments during his postgame remarks to the media.

Sharks baseball team edges the ‘Catz in PCAL Mission action | Sports Roundup

St. Francis High senior infielder Noel Aquino hit a game-changing home run that helped lift the Sharks baseball team past Watsonville High on Monday. Aquino’s three-run blast in the bottom of the fourth inning was the difference in a 5-4 win against the Wildcatz in...

Watsonville, Aptos ready to embark on postseason runs | CCS softball

After a long regular season, four Santa Cruz County softball teams are eager to jump right into the Central Coast Section playoffs set to begin Saturday. Aptos, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Watsonville each earned a trip to the postseason in hopes of bringing...

Boys' basketball roundup, 2/15: St. Francis closes regular season with wins

The St. Francis Sharks finished the regular season with pair of Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division wins over Alvarez and Christopher.

Sharks get 4-1 win while Canucks battle mumps

Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Martin Jones made 35 saves, helping the Sharks beat the undermanned Canucks 4-1 on Saturday night.

St. Francis' Chase Watkins named state’s top D-V athlete

Recent St. Francis High graduate Chase Watkins was named the Division V Boys Athlete of the Year in the state of California by Cal-Hi Sports, the website recently announced.

Local Roundup, 8/8: Watsonville’s Carrancho wins Salinas Valley Half Marathon

Carrancho, a Watsonville High alumnus who runs for the University of Alaska Anchorage, completed the scenic 13.1-mile rural route past agricultural fields and vineyards in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 10 seconds. He shaved off more than four minutes from his ti

HS football: Doyle named top offensive player in PCAL Mission division

Monte Vista Christian junior Brendan Doyle got a late start to the season but he had no trouble getting into rhythm on the offense.  The bulldozing running back was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division’s offensive player of the year and he was...

Frank Gore prepares for reunion game vs. 49ers

After 10 seasons and a franchise rushing record, Frank Gore acknowledges he had some hard feelings when the San Francisco 49ers showed little interest in bringing him back following the 2014 season to go with Carlos Hyde instead.