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January 11, 2026

High school: Mount Madonna athletics recognized for scholastic achievements

The Central Coast Section announced its recipients for the 2019-20 Scholastic Championship Team for the fall season.  Mount Madonna School had three of its teams — girls cross country, girls volleyball and boys’ cross country — recognized with the highest collective grade point average of...

Hamels pitches Rangers to 4-1 win over A's

Hamels struck out 11 in five innings, and Texas beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Girls CCS volleyball: Schurman seeing fine, hitting better for defending D-IV champ M.V.C.

The Mustangs junior outside hitter had to sit out the entirety to last year’s post season because of an injury to her right eye which required surgery to repair.

Grizzlies work on getting back to winning form | Boys basketball

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys basketball head coach Eddie Marin has seen plenty of ups and downs during his short tenure with the program. One of those low moments he’d like to put behind him was last year after going winless in his first season as...

SCCAL Softball Preview, 2018: Aptos, St. Francis young, ready to make run at championship

Both teams are young, talented and hungry to prove themselves in the league dominated by Soquel, Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley over the last six seasons.

Sharks post late rally to steal D-IV crown from Carmel | CCS baseball 

SAN JOSE—It almost seemed like nothing was going in favor of the St. Francis High baseball team, which was down to its final three outs in the Central Coast Section Division IV finals Friday afternoon.  After being held to just one run in the first...

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.

NorCal’s finest: Mustangs capture CIF D-V crown | High school baseball

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian senior Jacob Woods texted baseball head coach Johnny Ramirez on Friday night prior to their big game in the CIF NorCal Regional finals.   Woods, who recently pitched a seven-inning gem in Tuesday’s Division V first round win, told his skipper he was...

HS Wrestling: Lovell’s ‘passion’ lives on in 50th year of tournament

The former SCCAL Commissioner was on hand for the dedication last year, but his absence during the 50th edition of the tournament today will leave a gigantic hole in the hearts of a wrestling community so accustom to his gregarious, fun-loving personality.

Mustangs ready for new challenge in Mission Division | High school softball 

Monte Vista Christian was bumped into a higher division this past offseason after coming off a successful title run in 2023. For some teams, it can take time getting adjusted to a much higher level of play.  The Mustangs seem to be handling the competition...