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January 21, 2026

HS Football: Pajaro Valley hopes for short stay in PCAL's lower division

With the school’s long-awaited athletic fields also finally moving ahead, Pajaro Valley could be on the verge of becoming a blossoming football program. And this year’s senior class — 14 of the 31 players on roster — wants to be the group to spark that change.

Boys' CCS Basketball: P.V. once again traveling to Soledad in 1st round; defending champ St. Francis gets top seed

For the second straight season, the Pajaro Valley High boys’ basketball team will travel to Soledad High in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.

49ers rookie LB Reuben Foster hopes to return from injury

Foster made a big impact in his first 11 plays for the San Francisco 49ers in their season opener against Carolina on Sept. 10 with three tackles and one pass defensed before a sprained ankle halted his rookie campaign and sent him to the sideline.

Local Roundup, 11/2: Cabrillo mens hoops wins pair to open season

Sophomores Linton Acliese and Tynan Velasquez each scored 25 points while freshman Kobe Ordonio added 12 for the Seahawks in an impressive 74-65 Sunday afternoon win win over Shasta.

Santa Cruz Warriors headed to G League ‘bubble’ in Florida

Santa Cruz Warriors NBA G League logo
The Santa Cruz Warriors will get the opportunity to play some basketball this year.  The NBA’s development league announced the 2020-21 season will start as soon as February. But they’ll be doing so nearly 3,000 miles away from the Santa Cruz team’s normal home of...

Boys' PCAL basketball: Pajaro Valley's Quintero named Cypress division M.V.P.

Bigger, stronger and more explosive than last season, Quintero was a dominant force on the basketball court for the Grizzlies this winter, and the coaches of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress division said as much, recently naming him the division’s Most Valuable Player.

Second judge blocks Trump’s efforts to end DACA

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to keep in place a program that protects young immigrants from deportation.

South tops North in Central Coast All-Star Game | Girls flag football

On a glorious day full of sunshine that felt more like spring than winter, Alisal senior Mia Rivera shone brightest at the 2nd Annual RSF/GPF Central Coast Girls Flag Football All-Star Game at Aptos High School on Jan. 11.  The Trojan wide receiver and safety,...

When NBA returns, will Warriors' dominance come back, too?

The Warriors who return Thursday night aren't the same ones who dominated the NBA for the last three seasons. The defending champions sputtered into their week off with four losses in their final eight games, falling into second place in the Western Conference behind Houston — ending a three-year run of taking the league's best record into the break.

D-League Basketball: Santa Cruz heads into playoffs on six-game win streak

Six players scored in double figures to send the Santa Cruz Warriors into the D-League playoffs with their sixth straight victory, a 127-117 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders on Friday night in front of the 30th consecutive sellout crowd at Kaiser Perman