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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CCS Wrestling: Cabuag, M.V.C. impress at section championships
Cabuag, seeded No. 2, wrestled tough, but couldn’t upset top-seeded Eric Sanchez of Silver Creek High, and finished runner-up in the 113-pound division after being pinned in the third round.
After 2 lopsided losses to OKC, Durant leads Warriors rout
Kevin Durant scored 28 points while avenging an embarrassing home loss to his former Oklahoma City team earlier this month and another on the road in November, leading the Warriors past the Thunder 112-80 on Saturday night.
CCS Open Division Soccer: Watsonville falls to top-seeded Los Gatos despite dominant performance
The loss stops Watsonville’s (12-5-4) streak of advancing to a CCS championship match at four straight seasons. The 11-time CCS champions will have to watch the rest of the playoffs from the sidelines.
CCS Basketball Roundup: Deleissegues carries St. Francis girls into semifinals
Senior guard Chloe Deleissegues had 30 points, six assists and nine rebounds to lead the St. Francis High girls’ basketball team past No. 5 Stevenson, 71-66, and into the semifinal round of the Central Coast Section Division V tournament on Saturday at Alma Heights Christian in Pacifica.