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December 25, 2025

CCS Baseball: St. Francis advances to semifinals with extra-innings win

The No. 7-seeded Sharks edged the No. 2-seeded Soquel High Knights, 4-3, in nine innings on Saturday at Harbor High to advance to the CCS Division II semifinals at Municipal Stadium in San Jose.

Kershaw, Dodgers beat Astros 3-1 in hot World Series opener

Changing jerseys to beat the 103-degree heat, the Dodgers ace with a checkered playoff history delivered a signature performance, pitching Los Angeles past the Houston Astros 3-1 Tuesday night in the World Series opener.

Kevin Durant, Warriors overcome shooting woes to beat Heat

Kevin Durant had 21 points and eight rebounds to help the Warriors overcome their shooting woes and beat the Miami Heat 97-80 in a rare low-scoring outing Monday night.

Mariners survive against powerhouse Salinas | High school football

APTOS—The mission couldn’t have been any clearer for Aptos senior Caden Prichard who was set to battle Salinas for just the second time in his career. The ace running back helped lift the Mariners past the Cowboys, 44-41, in a thriller that went down to...

49ers DL Arik Armstead to have surgery on broken hand

Armstead, a first-round pick in 2015, will miss significant time for a second straight season after having shoulder surgery that cost him the final eight games of 2016. He may go on injured reserve, where he would join fellow defensive ends Tank Carradine (ankle) and Ronald Blair (wrist).

20 Athletes in 20 Days: E.J. Kelly

A CIF state qualifier each of the last three seasons, Kelly will return for his senior year as the leader of St. Francis High’s cross country team and a bigger contributor for the school’s basketball team.

Girls SCCAL Basketball: Faster, stronger Hocom named league M.V.P.

A year after leading youthful Aptos to a runner-up finish in the SCCAL, Hocom helped the Mariners capture their first outright league championship since 1982 with her brilliance on offense and defense.

Love's 301 yards helps Stanford beat Arizona State 34-24

No player in Stanford history has ever had the type of day that Love did on Saturday when he set a single-game school record for 301 yards rushing and three touchdowns to help the Cardinal beat Arizona State 34-24.

HS football: Anderson named best defensive player in PCAL Cypress division

North Monterey County High senior Riley Anderson was a ball hawk in the defensive backfield throughout the season.  It was all the reason to name the 5-foot-11 defensive back as the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division’s defensive player of the year. Other notable first-team selections...

Boys Volleyball Preview, 2018: Grizzlies gear up for 1st season in MBL-Gabilan division

A year removed from winning the program’s first league championship, Pajaro Valley is now in the Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan division and is expected to be, at the very least, competitive against the best the league has to offer.