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December 18, 2025

Little League Roundup, 3/18: Rays, Padres, Cubs notch victories on opening day

Hudson Cortez and Pablo Moran each hit a pair of doubles in the Rays 15-12 Pajaro Valley Little League Majors win over the Astros on Saturday.

SCCAL Baseball: Shorthanded Mariners miss chance at share of first

With a share of first place on the line, Soquel (12-8, 5-1) received a gutsy pitching performance from junior Nate Werdmuller, who settled in after giving up two runs in the first inning to go the distance for the win.

Santana dominates Giants with bat, arm in 4-0 Twins win

The Minnesota Twins have come to expect dominant pitching from Ervin Santana. His contributions with the bat on the other hand were a pleasant surprise.

Girls' CCS Basketball: Aptos not itself in loss to top-seeded South S.F.

And top-seeded South San Francisco High, with enough heart and passion to make NBA great Kevin Garnett seem tame, took full advantage to dethrone the defending Central Coast Section Division III champs, 66-50, and win the program’s first-ever section title at Piedmont Hills High.

CCS soccer roundup: Watsonville boys roll Los Gatos; Aptos girls also advance

Top-seeded Watsonville exploded for five goals to storm past No. 8 Los Gatos, 5-0, in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals at Emmett M. Geiser Field.

Local Roundup, 3/21: Watsonville softball improves to 10-0

Against Aptos, Juliana Wilson, Zaira Pena and Mariah Rocha all hit homers and combined for 11 RBIs to lead the Wildcatz to a 15-0 win.

JC Football: Turnovers haunt Cabrillo against state-ranked Los Medanos

The Seahawks (1-5, 0-1) lost three fumbles and threw an interception in the first half and the Mustangs (6-0, 2-0) turned all four takeaways into scores to take a 33-2 lead.

Little League Roundup, 5/18: Cubs, Braves, Padres start playoffs with wins

The Cubs beat the Rays 16-5 in the opening round of the Pajaro Valley Little League Majors playoffs on Saturday.

Girls' NorCal Volleyball: Mt. Madonna advances to 1st NorCal title game since '09

And it’s arguably the biggest reason why the No. 3-seeded Hawks, powered by an airtight defense and an on-fire attack, will play at top-seeded San Marin High tonight for the NorCal Division V championship.

Aptos’ Fiona Carey earns first team honors | All-SCCAL girls water polo

There were several key elements this season that helped the Aptos High girls’ water polo team reach last week’s Central Coast Section Division II championship game.   But none was more impactful than having senior Fiona Carey take charge of the Mariners, who fell in a...