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November 30, 2025

Local Roundup, 10/21: Aptos golf wins 4th SCCAL title

The Aptos High Mariners girl’s golf team won its fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship on Thursday night with a 128-142 win over Scotts Valley High at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz.

Monterey Bay F.C. taps Jordan Stewart as club’s new head coach

Monterey Bay F.C. names Jordan Stewart new head coach
The Monterey Bay Football Club announced Aug. 5 it hired Jordan Stewart on a multi-year deal to become the club’s permanent head coach.  Stewart—a former San Jose Earthquakes standout—is set to establish a new era for the Union, who currently sit eighth with a 7-9-6...

Oscar Valdes named athletic director at North Monterey County

CASTROVILLE—It’s been four years since North Monterey County High School has had a dedicated athletic director. But newly hired Oscar Valdes believes the sports department is right where it needs to be and that his job is to continue helping build the programs. “My role...

Boy's CCS Basketball: St. Francis routs Nueva to advance

The No. 1-seeded St. Francis Sharks bludgeoned the No. 8-seeded Nueva Mavericks 63-36 on Saturday at home in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs.

Drama class: Wheeler pitches resurgent Mets past Giants, 6-1

Zack Wheeler pitched two-hit ball against the team that traded him, Michael Conforto homered and New York scored four times in the first inning Tuesday night on the way to a 6-1 victory over the staggering San Francisco Giants.

49ers re-sign QB Jimmy Garoppolo to 5-year deal

Jimmy Garoppolo signed a record-breaking, five-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday that will pay him a reported $137.5 million to keep him off the free-agent market next month without forcing the team to use the one-year franchise tag.

All rise as Judge smashes his way to Home Run Derby title

Judge, 6-foot-7 and 282 pounds, hit 47 home runs in the derby that totaled 3.9 miles. His longest drive of the night went 513 feet, and he topped 500 four times.

Lowrie's slam helps A's rally from 4 down, beat Tigers 9-8

Lowrie hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-8 Tuesday night.

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Julie Che, Pajaro Valley High

Julie Che led the Grizzlies to a fourth place finish in the league’s third-toughest division in the PCAL.

Pair of Wildcatz earn top scholarship

Daniela Castro-Alvarez and Ruben Vargas, two Watsonville High graduates, recently earned the Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship Fund’s top female and male honor, respectively, winning $1,000 apiece.