Next Level Local, 2/15: Chris Rivera
Watsonville High alumnus Chris Rivera last week was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-American third team.
Coach Kerr takes backseat in Warriors' 129-83 win over Suns
Kerr turned over most of the coaching duties to his players on Monday night and they responded in fine fashion, playing with more focus than they had in recent weeks in a 129-83 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Boys' SCCAL Basketball Tournament: Hays returns as Wooden, Welle lead Aptos into semis
The Mariners’ senior forward flashed some signs that he was returning to form in his first start in nearly a month, and Rashaun Wooden and Blake Welle combined for 45 points to move Aptos into the semifinals of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League basketball tournament with a 68-45 win over San Lorenzo Valley High on Tuesday night.
Thompson leads way in third quarter as Warriors beat Spurs
Klay Thompson scored 25 points, 10 coming in the third quarter to help Golden State pull away, and the Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-105 on Saturday night.
Local Roundup, 2/13: Santa Cruz Warriors halt 3-game losing streak in OT
The Santa Cruz Warriors halted a three-game losing streak on Sunday night with a 131-127 overtime victory over the South Bay Lakers.
HS Athlete of the Week, 2/5-2/10: Christian Quintero
Pajaro Valley High sophomore guard notched his third and fourth 30-point games of the season last week for the Grizzlies, scoring 32 against Seaside High and pouring in 33 against Alvarez High two days later.
Ted Potter outplays Dustin Johnson and wins Pebble Beach
Potter started the final round Sunday tied with Dustin Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world for the last year. Throughout the day, Phil Mickelson and Jason Day each made a run at the 34-year-old Floridian who had 46 missed cuts and only four top 10s in his previous 83 starts on the PGA Tour.
MBL Wrestling Championships: M.V.C.'s Cabaug wins title; two locals finish runner-up
Cabaug stunned No. 2-seeded Nathan Aguilar, of Gilroy High, in the semis with a 6-5 decision and knocked off top-seeded Joe Delgado, of San Benito High, via 7-4 decision in the championship match.
Boys' SCCAL Basketball: St. Francis falls to Santa Cruz with title on the line
Santa Cruz junior forward Robert Bishop hit the game-winning shot with 26.7 seconds left and Felix made a big defensive stop on the following possession to knock off the defending league champion St. Francis High Sharks, 52-49, on Friday night.
Boys' Basketball: MVC’s Schmidt signs with Division 1 North Dakota
Lucas Schmidt, Monte Vista Christian’s standout center, signed his letter of intent to play basketball for NCAA Division I North Dakota on Wednesday afternoon in front of dozens of friends, family and teammates.