HS Athlete of the Week, 2/26-3/5: Dennar Ocampo, Pajaro Valley
Pajaro Valley High sophomore setter Dennar Ocampo led the Grizzlies to a pair of wins over Soledad High and Monte Vista Christian. He had 50 assists, 12 aces and six kills in the victories, which pushed P.V. to 3-0.
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.
Pavelski scores twice in Sharks' 7-2 win over Blackhawks
Pavelski scored twice and the San Jose Sharks reached a season high in goals in a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Local Roundup, 3/3: Quintana, Murillo lead Pajaro Valley baseball to 11-1 win
Pajaro Valley High started its season with an 11-1 preseason win in five innings over Marina High on Wednesday night.
Girls' MBL Soccer: PV’s Castillo named league’s top Newcomer
Pajaro Valley High’s Jasmin Castillo, Monte Vista Christian’s Syerra Montes and North Monterey County High’s Marcella Gudiel were all honored by the soccer coaches from the Monterey Bay League Pacific division when league awards were released on Monday.
SCCAL Baseball Preview, 2018: SCCAL title to be determined by talented pitchers
Aptos lost five games by one run last season. Three of those one-run losses came against Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League competition, leading to the Mariners’ fifth-place finish in the league with a 5-7 record.
Curry tweaks ankle, has 28 as Warriors top Hawks
Stephen Curry scored 28 points, including 15 in the final seven minutes of the first half after returning from an ankle injury, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-109 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
CCS Basketball Roundup: St. Francis boys, girls fall in semifinals
The top-seeded St. Francis High Sharks lost to No. 4 Pinewood, 74-71, in triple overtime of the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals on Wednesday night in Los Altos.
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.
G League Basketball: Warriors eclipse Suns, 141-117
The Santa Cruz Warriors set a new season-high in points in their 141-117 win over the Northern Arizona Suns on Wednesday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena.