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January 30, 2026

Boys' CCS basketball: Aptos runs into buzz saw in Monterey

Top-seeded Monterey cruised to its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in three years with a 59-31 rout of No. 2 Aptos on Saturday at Palo Alto High.

Rough start to season doesn’t deter young Mariners crew | SCCAL girls volleyball preview

Aptos began the 2024 regular season with three consecutive losses, including two against a pair of defending league champions. They dropped the season-opener to Homestead—winners of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division, followed by a loss to Christopher High—winners of the Blossom...

HS Track & Field: Locals ready for test against best at CCS Top 8

The CCS Top 8 meet, now in its 39th edition, serves as the final preview before the top athletes from the section battle it out for league, section and state titles in the coming weeks.

Local Roundup, 5/2: Cabrillo baseball gets No. 11 seed in playoffs

The Cabrillo College Seahawks were given the No. 11 seed in the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regional and are set to play No. 7 Merced College in a best-of-three series.

Photos: Running at full speed | High school track and field

Local high school athletes have been competing in their respective league track and field championships and most recently the Central Coast Section semifinals at Gilroy High School on May 13. Those who qualified will compete in the section championships at Gilroy High on Saturday...

Wharf to Wharf: Anthony Rotich saves the best for last

Anthony Rotich becomes first American in 24 years to win Sunday's Wharf to Wharf Race, while Kenyan Vicoty Chepngeno takes home the women’s title.

Mariners eliminated from D-III playoffs following loss to Mills | CCS girls basketball

Aptos High School won a bid to host a Central Coast Section Division III girls basketball semifinals game no matter which teams were going to be competing that evening. It so happened the No. 3 Mariners earned a spot as the “visitors” at their home...

Mariners, Grizzlies set to embark on playoff runs | CCS soccer

Aptos High was awarded a home game for this upcoming weekend’s quarterfinals round of the Central Coast Section boys soccer playoffs. The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Mariners earned a No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 Serra High (6-3-5) out of the...

‘Catz continue to shine after hot start | PCAL girls volleyball preview

Watsonville High’s girls volleyball team is off and running to another hot start following back-to-back league wins against Soledad and Alvarez high schools. The Wildcatz improved to 2-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play and currently own a 5-0 overall record.  “We just have...

Raiders seek title for Oakland before move to Las Vegas

With a young offensive core led by Derek Carr and Amari Cooper, last year's Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack and the return to the NFL of local hero Marshawn Lynchafter a one-year retirement, the Raiders are considered one of the top challengers to New England in the AFC after last year's breakthrough 12-win season.