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July 1, 2025

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.

Local Roundup, 3/1: Reckers, Mendoza lead Aptos baseball over Carmel

David Reckers tossed a no-hit shutout through five innings and Aptos High blanked Carmel High, 4-0, in preseason action on Tuesday in Aptos.

Girls' MBL Basketball: Four locals earn spots on respective first teams

Watsonville High senior Savanah Quintana and Pajaro Valley High junior Jayleen Solorzano made the MBL-Pacific division First Team, while Monte Vista Christian freshman Mackenzie Tellez and North Monterey County High senior Jocelyn Cazarez earned spots on the MBL-Gabilan division First Team.

Women's JC Basketball: Cabrillo's Pappas named CC-South co-MVP; John Wilson earns Coach of the Year

Pauli Pappas, Cabrillo College’s star forward who led the program to its first conference crown since 1979, was recently named the co-Most Valuable Player of the Coast Conference South division, the coaches announced.

Girls' CCS Basketball: Aptos plows its way into D-III championship

Pardue scored a game-high 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting from deep, junior guard Hannah Hocom added 18 points and played tough defense on Saratoga High’s top guard and the No. 2-seeded Mariners cruised by the No. 6-seeded Falcons, 61-47, on Wednesday night to return to the D-III final.

Local Roundup, 2/27: Acliese, Velasquez lead Cabrillo into 3rd round of playoffs

Linton Acliese had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Tynan Velasquez added 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals and the No. 9-seeded Cabrillo College men’s basketball team upset No. 8 Columbia College 60-50 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs on Friday night in Sonora.

HS Athlete of the Week, 2/19-2/24: Natalia Ackerman

Aptos High sophomore forward scored 25 points on 12 of 14 shooting, and had six rebounds, five blocks and five steals in the Mariners win over Live Oak High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Division III playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

Warriors take control in 3rd, beat Knicks 125-111

Klay Thompson scored 26 points and Stephen Curry had 14 of his 21 in the period, when Golden State ran another opponent off the floor on its way to a 125-111 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.

Sharks boost scoring by acquiring Evander Kane from Sabres

The Sharks dealt conditional first and fourth-round picks in 2019 and prospect Danny O'Regan to the Sabres to add a high-scoring winger just before the trade deadline.