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January 15, 2026

Girls' CCS Basketball: Watsonville earns 1st postseason berth since 2013; Aptos get No. 2 in D-III

The Wildcatz earned the No. 12 seed in Division I, and will host unseeded Milpitas High on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the first round of the bracket.

HS Football: Pajaro Valley hopes for short stay in PCAL's lower division

With the school’s long-awaited athletic fields also finally moving ahead, Pajaro Valley could be on the verge of becoming a blossoming football program. And this year’s senior class — 14 of the 31 players on roster — wants to be the group to spark that change.

G League: Warriors continue to struggle at K.P. Arena

SANTA CRUZ–The Wisconsin Herd came into Friday night’s game against the Santa Cruz Warriors as owners of the best record in the G League. They walked away from Kaiser Permanente Arena still the league’s best team with a 116-106 win over the Warriors. Wisconsin (22-5) improved...

Mariners bring home 16th CCS girls title | HS cross country

BELMONT—Aptos High’s Brooke Willoughby was a little disappointed that the Mariners weren’t able to capture a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country championship banner this year. So, the junior standout runner and the rest of her teammates went into the Central Coast Section Championships...

Sharks focus on improving skills prior to PCAL action | High school wrestling   

WATSONVILLE—There were times last year when St. Francis High sophomore Johnny Croghan was the lone Shark practicing in the wrestling room.   The Sharks anticipate a different story this season after the program saw a bigger turnout of wrestlers who continue to show up on a...

Grizzlies capture Cypress Division crown following win over NMC | Boys soccer

CASTROVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Daniel Murillo was in a bit of a funk going into Tuesday night’s league match in which the Grizzlies boys’ soccer team desperately needed a win in order to keep its playoff hopes alive. However, he picked the perfect time to...

PV’s De La Torre, MVC’s Fullalove-Silveira take home top honors | All-PCAL softball

Pajaro Valley sophomore Hemeria De La Torre and Monte Vista Christian graduate Kayla Fullalove-Silveira each received some of the highest honors in the Pacific Coast Athletic League for their outstanding play during the 2025 softball season Fullalove-Silveria was awarded the Mission Division’s Offensive Player of...

Curry shoves, Thompson shoots and Warriors roll Thunder

Klay Thompson scored 34 points to help the Warriors beat the Thunder 111-95 in a heated matchup filled with trash talk, technical fouls and a shoving match centered around the usually cool-headed Stephen Curry.

Local Roundup, 3/7: Watsonville’s Abel Pena goes 3-2 at state meet

Watsonville junior wrestler Abel Pena went 3-2 in the 120-pound division of the California Interscholastic Federation state wrestling championship over the weekend in Bakersfield.

Jed Lowrie hits game-ending single as A's top Astros 9-8

Jed Lowrie singled home the winning run in the bottom half of the inning after Boog Powell's tying home run, and the A's snapped the AL West-leading Astros' seven-game winning streak with a 9-8 victory.