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February 17, 2026

Blue Jays win District 39 Majors TOC | Weekly Roundup

A late rally helped the Blue Jays of the Capitola/Soquel Little League win this year’s District 39 Majors Tournament of Champions title.  The Blue Jays scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat the Mets of the Aptos Little League, 4-1,...

Marlins hold off rally in ninth, beat Giants 5-4

Justin Bour hit his 20th home run, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Marlins held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday night.

Local Roundup, 10/3: Cabrillo volleyball suffers first loss, bounces back

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team won its first Coast Conference North match on Friday night and split a pair of matches at the Foothill Classic on Saturday.

Stifling defense leads ‘Catz to victory over MVC | Prep football

Going into last week’s league-opener, the focal point for Watsonville junior lineman Luis Marquez was to contain Monte Vista Christian’s passing attack.  It was the same attack that saw Mustangs quarterback Dominic Pierini set Santa Cruz County records against the Wildcatz in last season’s meeting.  On...

Next level local, 2/1: Christian Rebottaro

Monte Vista Christian alumnus Christian Rebottaro, now a redshirt freshman wrestling as a heavyweight at Michigan State, extended his dual meet win streak to three with a 4-2 decision over Ohio State’s Kevin Snyder last week

Mayweather coming back to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26

The two fighters both announced the fight Wednesday, after months of speculation about whether Mayweather would be lured back to the ring at the age of 40 to face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never had a pro boxing fight.

Girls volleyball: Hawks, Mariners eliminated in SCCAL Tournament semifinals

The Mount Madonna School girls’ volleyball team had Harbor High on the ropes in Tuesday night’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals. But the Hawks ran out of gas in a loss to the top-seeded Pirates in four sets, 25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 26-24, at...

Photos: Santa Cruz County Jamboree | High school football

APTOS—The high school football season unofficially kicked off this past weekend with the Santa Cruz County Jamboree at Cabrillo College. St. Francis, Pajaro Valley and Watsonville high schools along with four other schools within the county scrimmaged for the first time this season at...

Hwang HRs in debut; Giants win 5-3 as Rockies' skid hits 8

Hwang homered in his major league debut, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that led the San Francisco Giants over Colorado 5-3 on Wednesday and extended the Rockies' losing streak to a season-high eight games.

Grizzlies capture league crown for first time since 2009 | Girls volleyball

Prior to Tuesday night’s regular season finale, the Pajaro Valley girls’ volleyball team had already clinched the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division title. It was in the bag, as they say. One thing missing was the cherry on top to finish with a perfect...