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March 20, 2026

SCCAL Baseball: 4 Sharks, a Mariner earn first team honors

Catcher Derric Estrada-Haro, pitchers Chase Watkins and C.J. Gomez and outfielder Josiah Granados-Diaz all earned a spot on the All-SCCAL First Team after helping the Sharks to a second-place finish in the league and a runner-up finish in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.

Sharks dominate in the trenches to crush Seaside in PCAL opener | Prep football

St. Francis starting quarterback Javier Fonseca used his legs to record four rushing touchdowns in a 48-20 crushing win over Seaside in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division–North action Sept. 28. The Sharks star player also had a pair of interceptions on defense, which forced...

49ers' first-string running game struggles in preseason

Carlos Hyde has rushed for just 26 yards on 10 carries in the first two exhibition games as San Francisco struggles to get into an offensive rhythm under new coach Kyle Shanahan's offense that is based heavily on outside zone runs.

Grizzlies pounce on Pumas in ‘B’ Division semifinals | SCCAL basketball tournament

 WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team thought they were done for the season after last week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale against San Lorenzo Valley High. But a late phone call on Saturday told them otherwise.  Erika Martinez scored a game-high 15 points for...

Prosecutors in pot-friendly states will decide on crackdown

Whether to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal is a decision that will now rest with those states' top federal prosecutors, many of whom are deeply rooted in their communities and may be reluctant to pursue cannabis businesses or their customers.

HS football: Mariners cruise past Eagles for league win

APTOS — A superb week of practice can lead to great things on game day. At least that’s the way Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship put it.  The end result of this week’s practice: a crushing 28-7 win over Alvarez High on Friday in...

Giants' rally falls short in 4-3 loss to D-backs

Jake Lamb hit a bases-loaded triple and the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Girls CCS Volleyball: Mt. Madonna returns to D-V championship game

Outside hitters Mara Peruzzi and Paola Jacobs combined for 21 kills, 20 digs and seven aces, setter Savannah Cambell had 30 assists, seven digs and three kills and No. 2 Mt. Madonna looked refocused in a 25-22, 25-18, 25-14 sweep of No. 6 Summit-Shasta in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Thursday.

Judge, Gregorius, bullpen rally wild-card Yankees past Twins

Gregorius' three-run homer tied the score in the first inning after Minnesota knocked out Luis Severino, a pumped-up Judge showed his most emotion this season when he hit a two-run shot in his playoff debut and the Yankees beat the Twins 8-4 Tuesday night. New York plays the Indians in a best-of-five Division Series starting Thursday.

MBL Master's Meet: 14 local individuals, 2 relay teams advance to CCS

Pajaro Valley High's Jose Sedano was one of 14 individual local athletes that will return to Gilroy High for the CCS semifinals, which are scheduled for May 20. The Monte Vista Christian 4x100 relay (44.3, 5th) and North Monterey County High’s 4x400 relay