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April 15, 2026

Love escapes McCaffrey's shadow to become Heisman finalist

Love established himself as a candidate early by rushing for 564 yards in back-to-back wins over UCLA and Arizona State. He kept adding to those numbers and leads all Power 5 running backs in yards rushing (1,973), yards per carry (8.3), and 100-yard games (11), and also set an FBS record with 12 runs of at least 50 yards.

Girl's NorCal Basketball: Aptos' historic season stopped by Moreau Catholic

The No. 5-seeded Mariners lost in the first round of the NorCal D-III state playoffs to the No. 12-seeded Moreau Catholic Mariners of Hayward, 71-63, on Wednesday night in Aptos, bringing their dream-like season to an end.

Daniel Castillo shines at SCCAL boys championship | Track and field

SANTA CRUZ—Monte Vista Christian senior Daniel Castillo was lights out in four events at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field championships, including a win in the 110-meter hurdles in 17.50 seconds.  His performance at Harbor High on April 24 was good enough...

HS football: Mariners drop season finale against Cowboys

APTOS — The Aptos High football team had the league champs on the ropes but it didn’t have quite enough firepower to deliver the final blow. The Mariners dropped their season finale, 42-28, against Salinas High on Friday night in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan...

HS Baseball: Dozens show for Watsonville's field dedication to Harlan Guy

Guy, who died in 2015, was a baseball coach at Watsonville for close to 20 years before stepping down in 1980, and also became the school’s first Athletic Director in 1976.

Local Roundup, 1/27: Cabrillo baseball opens season with win over Cypress

The Cabrillo College baseball team opened up the 2018 season with a 5-1 win on the road over Cypress College on Friday afternoon. The game was a battle of the No. 6 ranked team in Northern California and No. 3 ranked squad in Southern California.

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...

District 39 All-Star tournaments kickoff

Watsonville American continued its solid play on the first day of the final four section of the District 39 Majors All-Stars Little League tournament, besting Capitola-Soquel 10-2 on Tuesday in Santa Cruz.

Red Sox tag A's to avoid 4-game sweep

Rodriguez earned his second straight win, Mitch Moreland homered in his third consecutive game and Boston beat the Oakland Athletics 12-3 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

HS football: Rally 'Wild' Catz

Watsonville High came out swinging last year by winning the first three games of the season but struggled a bit during league play. Check out who the Wildcatz will be facing this upcoming season.