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January 28, 2026

Oscar Valdes named athletic director at North Monterey County

CASTROVILLE—It’s been four years since North Monterey County High School has had a dedicated athletic director. But newly hired Oscar Valdes believes the sports department is right where it needs to be and that his job is to continue helping build the programs. “My role...

Oakland loses third straight

Shoemaker battled through five innings for his first victory since that injury, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-5 on Wednesday night.

McGregor must get rough and creative to upset Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather presents an entirely different challenge when McGregor steps in the Vegas ring Saturday night. In his professional boxing debut, McGregor must figure out how to beat Mayweather at his own game — something the best boxers in the world have never done.

‘Catz football claws their way back to beat MVC | Weeklys Sports Roundup

Watsonville sophomore Noel Navarro had three rushing touchdowns, and the Wildcatz defeated Monte Vista Christian, 42-41, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North football action Friday night. “This whole season he battled to get in the end zone and once that second time we called...

Lee has 2 goals, assist as Islanders beat Sharks 5-3

Lee had two goals and an assist to lead the Islanders to a 5-3 victory over the Sharks on Saturday night for New York's third win in four games. Lee's goal in the first period tied the score and his third-period tally gave his team a much-needed cushion.

G League: Looney, Smailagić assigned to SC Warriors

The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have assigned forwards Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagić to the Santa Cruz Warriors. Looney, 23, has appeared in 16 career games–one start–with Santa Cruz during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 NBA G League seasons. He logged 10.5 points, 8.4...

Boy's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos pushes PCS to 5 games, falls short in tourney final

The Pacific Collegiate School Pumas won the SCCAL Championship outright with a 25-19, 25-16, 18-25, 21-25, 15-12 victory on Friday at Harbor High School, holding off the Mariners from completing a furious comeback and denying them from repeating as league

Aptos dives into a new season with promising talent | High school baseball

APTOS—Another season is underway for an Aptos High baseball team that has reigned as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion for the past two years. However, the Mariners took a major blow after losing integral pieces in NCAA Division I pitching prospects Reed Moring...

Local Roundup, 6/27: Watsonville’s Juliana Wilson named to All-CCS team

Wilson, who is already verbally committed to play NCAA Division I softball for the University of Central Florida, powered the Wildcatz to their first-ever CCS title, which was also the first section softball title for any team from Santa Cruz County.

Little League Roundup, 4/1: Padres, Cubs record dominant wins in PVLL Majors

The Padres shutout the Braves 10-0 on Tuesday in Pajaro Valley Little League Majors action.