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November 19, 2025

Local Roundup, 8/8: Watsonville’s Carrancho wins Salinas Valley Half Marathon

Carrancho, a Watsonville High alumnus who runs for the University of Alaska Anchorage, completed the scenic 13.1-mile rural route past agricultural fields and vineyards in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 10 seconds. He shaved off more than four minutes from his ti

Aptos names Zach Hewett new football head coach 

The search for a new football head coach at Aptos High is over after the school announced Thursday that Zach Hewett will take over the program for the upcoming 2024 fall season.  The 39-year-old Aptos alum was promoted from his role as JV head coach...

Girls basketball: Aptos’ Ackerman hoping to pair individual, team success

APTOS—Natalia Ackerman knows what it’s like to hoist a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division III basketball title in a single season.  But that was so last season. The 6-foot-1 Aptos High senior forward has her eyes set on something bigger for...

Giants rally in 9th, hold off Mets 6-5 to stop 5-game slide

Christian Arroyo snapped a ninth-inning tie with a three-run double and the Giants took advantage of a critical error by third baseman Wilmer Flores, rallying past the New York Mets 6-5 on Wednesday to stop a five-game losing streak.

Hertl's late goal leads Sharks past Leafs 3-1

Tomas Hertl scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:24 remaining and the Sharks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs for the ninth straight time, 3-1 on Tuesday night.

‘Catz remain focused on winning league championship | PCAL cross country

It was a historic season for the Watsonville High girls’ cross country team in 2022 after it earned a trip to the CIF State Championships for the first time in a little more than a decade.   The Wildcatz will try to stay on the same...

Denver Broncos hold on for a 16-10 win over Oakland Raiders

They limited Lynch to 12 yards on nine carries and sent Carr to the locker room with a back injury in their grind-it-out 16-10 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

Gallo's game-ending 3-run HR, Rangers win 5-2 over Oakland

Gallo's 12th homer of the season ricocheted high off the foul pole down the right field line for a 5-2 victory over Oakland on Friday night.

Giants blown out by Dodgers, 13-5

Yasiel Puig drove in four runs with two singles and rookie Cody Bellinger added three more RBIs with a bases-clearing triple as Los Angeles rallied to defeat the San Francisco Giants 13-5.

Weekend Roundup, 10/22: Seahawks extend conference winning streak to 115 straight matches

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team extended its conference winning streak to 115 straight matches Friday. The Seahawks defeated Hartnell College in three sets, 25-18, 26-24, 25-21, in Coast Conference play. Sophomore outside hitter Ellie Cary finished with a game-high 12 kills and 11 digs for...