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March 2, 2026

Girls' basketball roundup, 1/25: Solorzano, Pajaro Valley keep winning, breaking records

Solorzano notched her 10th game of the season with 30 or more points, and the Grizzlies reset their program record for most points in a single game in a 72-23 rout of host Gonzales on Wednesday night.

Belt drives in go-ahead run in Giants' 2-1 win over Pirates

Belt's routine fly ball to left field dropped next to Starling Marte for a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning Wednesday, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1.

Girl's MBL Basketball: MVC’s Moore named co-MVP of Gabilan again

Moore was recently voted the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division’s co-Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. She shares the honor with North Salinas senior Danae Snell.

Mariners sneak past Santa Cruz in D-III semifinals | CCS boys basketball

SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos and Santa Cruz boys’ basketball teams finished as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions, splitting the regular season series at one game apiece. On Thursday, they had one final chance to settle the score once and for all in the Central Coast...

Women's JC basketball: Hill, other local talent boost Cabrillo’s title defense

After decades of irrelevance, Cabrillo is looking to become a regionally sourced powerhouse by dominating conference play.

PV High opens new softball field

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Elvia Rodriguez along with members of the Grizzlies’ softball team finally got a chance to test out their new field.     Last week, the team held a private ribbon cutting ceremony and gave a toast with a glass of Martineli’s Sparkling Cider...

CCS Softball: Watsonville advances to Open semifinals

A handful of clutch hits, a gritty pitching performance and a couple of lucky bounces in key moments. That was the winning formula for No. 3 Watsonville in its 5-1 triumph over No. 6 Los Gatos High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Open Division playoffs on Saturday.

Rivera powers Mets in 8-2 win over Giants

Rivera homered twice, Rafael Montero pitched into the sixth inning in a spot start and the New York Mets swept the sliding San Francisco Giants with an 8-2 victory.

MVC’s Fullalove-Silveira continues to find success at the plate | High school softball

Monte Vista Christian senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira wasted little to no time getting prepared for the 2025 spring campaign once the offseason came into full effect in the summer.   It was practically an everyday grind for the Mustangs’ slugger as she spent most of her free...

Mariners fall to Salinas in Gabilan Division action | PCAL football roundup

After going through the challenging preseason portion of its schedule, Aptos High was primed and ready to make a run at defending last year’s share of the Gabilan Division championship.    The road back to league supremacy became a tad bit harder for the Mariners following...