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January 12, 2026

HS Athlete of the Week, 1/29-2/3: Ryan Magbag

Pajaro Valley senior guard Ryan Magbag scored 39 points and hit nine 3-pointers to lead the Grizzlies to a pair of league wins last week.

Local Roundup, 10/19: Warriors sign Cook to two-way contract

Cook, a 6-foot-2, 179-pound guard who was twice named a G League All-Star with the Canton Charge, joins rookie forward Chris Boucher as the team’s other two-way player.

MBL Masters Meet: Watsonville's Ruiz, Salazar advance to CCS in multiple events

Salazar, a senior, took first in the 800-meters with a time of 2 minutes, 19.99 seconds, and Ruiz, a freshman, placed first in the 3,200 in 11:45.66.

Manaea pitches banged-up A's over Yankees 4-1

Moved up a day because of Graveman's sore shoulder, Sean Manaea allowed four hits in seven shutout innings to match Masahiro Tanaka's brilliant start for New York. Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis had two-out, run-scoring hits off Tyler Clippard in the eighth,

HS Football: St. Francis' Kovacs named MTAL-C Defensive Player of the Year

St. Francis High senior linebacker Josh Kovacs was named the Mission Trail Athletic League Coastal division’s Defensive Player of the Year, the league recently announced.

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Sharks girls’ volleyball returns to CCS playoffs for first time in seven years

St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team has returned to the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time in seven years.  Senior middle blocker Carley Anderson had 10 kills to help lift the Sharks past Rancho San Juan High in four sets 10-25, 25-21, 25-17,...

Tigers beat A's, 7-2

Fulmer pitched eight innings of two-run ball after his start was pushed back a day due to rain, Jim Adduci hit a bases-loaded triple and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2.

MBL-Pacific Volleyball: Watsonville returns 1 starter in Schatz’s 2nd season as coach

Senior libero Alexis Pena is the lone returning starter from a squad that went 6-6 in Monterey Bay League Pacific division play and narrowly missed the Central Coast Section playoffs for the sixth straight season. Senior outside Anissa Diaz, who sparingly saw the court last season, is also a returning senior.

Girl's CCS Basketball: Aptos stuns top seed; St. Francis advances to 4th final in 5 years

Senior guard Teal Maxiner scored 18 points, freshman guard Gabby Giuffre added 17 and the No. 5-seeded Mariners knocked off top-seeded South San Francisco, 58-50, on Wednesday night in San Jose to advance to the Central Coast Section Division III champion

Pence, Posey go back-to-back to carry Giants past Padres 5-3

Hunter Pence and Buster Posey hit consecutive homers, and Johnny Cueto struck out seven in seven strong innings for the Giants, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep.