Covid-19 restrictions keeping stands silent, empty at roaring Ocean Speedway
WATSONVILLE—Ryan Winter had a decent night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway racetrack as he placed second in the South Bay Dwarf Car main event on Aug. 7. It was a nice finish for the Galt native, but he admitted that something was missing.
“The atmosphere,” he...
Boys' CCS basketball: P.V. earns first-ever home playoff game
Coach Andre Bailey and Co. received the No. 10 seed in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs, and will welcome in unseeded Greenfield (15-9) for a first round matchup at 7 p.m.
Local Roundup, 12/30: MVC hoops takes third in Don & Martha Price Classic
Monte Vista Christian beat San Lorenzo Valley High 50-36 to take third place in the Don & Martha Price Christmas Classic on Friday morning in Watsonville.
Supporters want Colin Kaepernick signed by NFL season start
Supporters of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against blacks, showed their solidarity with him and his cause at a rally outside National Football League headquarters on Wednesday, demanding that he be signed by the start of the regular season next month.
Sharks football quartet makes college commitments
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High football coach John Ausman doesn’t have much to work with when it comes to building a “powerhouse” program.
The school has roughly 220 students enrolled and the football program brings in about 20% of the student body—40 players—for both junior varsity and...
Garcia shuts down Giants, gets key hit in Braves' 2-0 win
Garcia pitched 6 2/3 innings and drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Girls' soccer roundup, 2/8: St. Francis all but eliminated from playoff chase in PCAL-C
St. Francis’ 2-1 loss at Monterey on Wednesday all but eliminated the Sharks from a possible runner-up finish in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division.
Raiders looking to tighten run defense
The Raiders have given up 120.4 yards per game on the ground, 25th in the league. Oakland gave up 166 yards rushing in Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Running back LeSean McCoy had 151 yards and a touchdown.
Santa Cruz Warriors slip past Long Island Nets at Winter Showcase Cup | NBA G League
LAS VEGAS—Golden State Warriors two-way player Jeff Dowtin Jr. finished with a game-high 28 points to help lift the Santa Cruz Warriors past the Long Island Nets, 81-77, at the NBA G League Winter Showcase Cup on Monday.
Dowtin, who scored 18 points in the...
Cotton, A's stop slide with 8-5 win over Twins
Jharel Cotton struck out nine in six innings and Ryon Healy hit his fourth home run of the season to lift the Athletics over the Twins 8-5 on Thursday.








