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January 6, 2026

QB Derek Carr expected to play this week for Raiders

Raiders coach Jack Del Rio confirmed Carr's return on Monday, echoing comments he made following the Raiders' 30-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens a day earlier.

Monte Vista Christian adds two new head coaches to athletics department

Dek: Juan Diego Alvarez to lead girls’ soccer program, Al Toney takes over boys’ basketball team 
Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.  The school’s athletics website posted in June that Juan Diego Alvarez and Al Toney were brought on board to lead the girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball programs,...

Girls SCCAL Basketball: Faster, stronger Hocom named league M.V.P.

A year after leading youthful Aptos to a runner-up finish in the SCCAL, Hocom helped the Mariners capture their first outright league championship since 1982 with her brilliance on offense and defense.

HS Football, Week 2: Local teams hit the road looking for wins

St. Francis High got off to a solid start last week. Pajaro Valley High will try to flush last week’s performance.

Veterans aim to rewrite the history books at Pajaro Valley | PCAL football preview   

Pajaro Valley High senior Izaak Ocampo knows the football program has been considered a doormat of the league for quite some time.  In fact, the Grizzlies have recorded just one winning season since the team began competing in 2006. That was long before he was...

All-R-P Girls Soccer, 2017-18: Aptos' Hernandez Marquez named Player of the Year again

With that infectious love for the game as her guiding light, Hernandez Marquez was the driving force behind Aptos High’s success over the last four seasons. An All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team selection as a freshman, the league’s forward of the year her sophomore year and the SCCAL’s Most Valuable Player each of the last two seasons, Hernandez Marquez can now add another accomplishment to her long list.

Podcast: Winter sports is comin’ to town | Cover 3 Sports

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Dream Big: P.V. United raising money to represent Watsonville in Barcelona

For the past two years, P.V. United has been raising money to fly out the entire 16-player team and coaching staff to play in the prestigious IberCup in Barcelona. And with a little less than a year left to generate funds, Guerrero and Co. have sped up th

Watsonville natives help lead MBFC2 to success in inaugural season

Monterey Bay F.C. 2 is barely in its first year of existence in the USL League 2, which typically leads to a rough start for most first-year organizations. However, that hasn’t been the case for the Union who recorded back-to-back wins over NorCal Division-rival Academica...

Condors spoil Pirates’ homecoming celebrations | High school football

SANTA CRUZ—It was supposed to be a celebratory night for the Harbor High football team which was celebrating its homecoming festivities.  However, it was North Monterey County High that was having all the fun by spoiling the Pirates’ party in a crushing 34-6 victory to...