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January 28, 2026

St. Francis’ Nash Horton named Cypress Division’s top player | All-PCAL boys’ basketball

St. Francis senior Nash Horton was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 winter season. After missing one year on the court, the standout Sharks guard returned to score an average of 21.1 points per game and...

Mengden tosses 2-hitter, A's beat Phillies 4-0

Mengden was dominant in a two-hitter, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce each hit two-run homers and the Oakland Athletics beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Friday night.

Aptos alumna Hiltz takes sixth at USATF nationals

Aptos High alumna Nikki Hiltz took sixth place in the 1,500-meter final at Saturday’s USATF Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, cementing her spot as the top collegian in the event this season and earning All-American status.

Watsonville inks Manny Contreras as new football head coach

Watsonville High announced Thursday that Manny Contreras was named the new football head coach for the upcoming 2024 season. “I always had dreams of becoming a teacher and always had dreams of becoming a head coach of a program,” he said. “Things started falling and...

MBL-G Softball: Rodriguez fans 15 batters to keep Watsonville perfect

Jessica Rodriguez shook off an early-game mistake and tossed a shutout the rest of the way, while fanning 15 batters, to lead the Wildcatz to a 4-2 league win over Christopher High in Watsonville.

MVC’s Rykin Resurreccion continues to step up to the challenge | High school wrestling

WATSONVILLE—As a unit, the Monte Vista Christian wrestling team took its fair share of lumps competing in the challenging Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division this season.   But certain individuals were able to use the challenge and grow as the season progressed.  Rykin Resurreccion was one...

Elliott has preseason cameo before Cowboys rally by Raiders

Elliott had eight touches in 10 plays in his only series of the exhibition season with a looming six-game suspension for domestic violence before undrafted rookie Cooper Rush rallied the Cowboys with two touchdown passes in a 24-20 win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday night.

Wildcatz’s CCS champion softball team honored by Watsonville City Council

Behind stellar pitching and timely hitting, Watsonville won its first-ever CCS title this season, beating Homestead High for the Division I crown in late May. The Wildcatz also became the first softball squad from Santa Cruz County to win a section title.

Gonzalez draws winning walk in 9th, Rockies beat Giants 4-3

Gonzalez drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the ninth, and the Colorado Rockies halted a four-game skid by beating the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Monday.

Griffin sharp in return to Oakland as Rangers top A's 7-0

Griffin pitched six scoreless innings in his return to the Oakland Coliseum, Nomar Mazara had two hits and three RBIS, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 7-0 on Monday night.