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February 8, 2026

New closer, same result: Giants blow lead, lose to D-backs

Chris Owings singled home the winning run and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored twice with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off new San Francisco closer Mark Melancon for a 6-5 victory Sunday.

Mariners continue to roll past the competition | Boys basketball

Aptos this past weekend accomplished something that no other group in the program has been able to do since it began hosting the Aptos/Santa Cruz NorCal Invitational 11 years ago. They captured the program’s first-ever tournament championship following a 52-47 win over Half Moon Bay...

HS Football Preview, Week 10: 7th straight title in Mariners’ sights

The game is without a doubt a battle of heavyweight teams. Aptos (6-2, 5-0) enters on a five-game winning streak, while Salinas (7-2, 6-0) has won six straight. Both teams’ win streaks have come against league opponents.

Ocean Speedway: Sanders, Robertson score Sprint Car wins

Justin Sanders put on an impressive display of driving on Friday night, winning the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

Girls CCS Volleyball: Mt. Madonna returns to D-V championship game

Outside hitters Mara Peruzzi and Paola Jacobs combined for 21 kills, 20 digs and seven aces, setter Savannah Cambell had 30 assists, seven digs and three kills and No. 2 Mt. Madonna looked refocused in a 25-22, 25-18, 25-14 sweep of No. 6 Summit-Shasta in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Thursday.

HS Athletes of the Week, Nov. 2: Marcos Reyes & Layla Ruiz

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 22-28.

High School Athletes of the Week, 10/12: Andrew Seymour & Gabi Gutiérrez

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 1-7.

Local Roundup, 5/9: Cabrillo baseball advances to Super Regional

The No. 11-seeded Seahawks will play No. 3 Ohlone College this weekend in a best-of-three Super Regional playoff series. Game 1 is set for Friday at 2 p.m., Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. and Game 3, if needed, will be played on Sunday at 1 p.

HS Athlete of the Week, 11/9: Quinn Alexander & Paola Jacobs

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 3.

Girls SCCAL Track & Field Championships, 2018: Lyons beats the heat, Aptos beats S.C. on technicality

The defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion in the 100-meter hurdles took the best the league had to offer and used it as motivation, running a personal best to repeat as a league champion at Saturday’s league finals in Aptos.