Desharnais scores late in OT to lift Oilers over Sharks, 4-3
Desharnais' goal with less than two minutes to go in the first overtime helped the Oilers beat the Sharks 4-3 on Thursday night and push San Jose to the brink of elimination in the NHL playoffs.
Sandoval has HR, 3 RBIs to lift Giants over D-backs 7-2
Pablo Sandoval homered and drove in three runs, rookie Chris Stratton pitched six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Diamondbacks 7-2 on Sunday.
Local Roundup, 3/10: Aptos girls, boys track open season strongly
Aptos High’s Marea Zlatunich started her senior track season with a pair of wins in the 800-meters and 1,600 in the Mariners’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League dual meet season opener against Scotts Valley High on Thursday.
Boy's CCS Volleyball: Aptos runs into buzzsaw in Carmel
Dickman had the match of his life and the rest of the No. 4-seeded Padres weren’t too shabby either on a night in which the No. 5-seeded Mariners were still stuck in an unusual funk. All of that added up to a clean 25-15, 25-14, 25-21 Carmel sweep and the
Weekly Roundup, 3/6: Catz pounce on Mariners in softball season opener
Anastacia Alba helped the Watsonville High softball team kick off the season with a bang with a smashing win Wednesday.
The Junior infielder finished with three hits, two home runs–including a grand slam–, seven RBI and four runs scored in an 18-0 road win against...
Mariners ‘pour’ on the points for an upset win over Palo Alto in D-III semifinals | CCS high school football
The quest for a sixth Central Coast Section title continues for Aptos following another stunning win this week in the Division III playoffs.
Senior running back Nate Garcia had a pair of touchdowns to help the No. 7 seed Mariners sail past No. 3 Palo...
NorCal Champions: Mariners cap off remarkable season with Division III title | Girls water polo
Aptos senior Sofia Contreras last week missed her departure to go on a cruise ship with her family for a trip of a lifetime to Mexico.
Instead, she decided to spend the time with her Mariners girls’ water polo teammates as they continued their journey...
Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz sets course record en route to Mission Division title | PCAL Cross Country
Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz was trailing the lead runner during last week’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships until she reached the second hill at Palo Corona Park.
That’s when she saw a chance to pick up her pace and outrun the rest...
49ers' Bowman remembers urging KD to shoot in middle school
Bowman, who claims he was the superior player at Drew Freeman Middle School in Prince George's County, Maryland, used to encourage the lanky Durant to be aggressive, to take it to the hoop with authority. Durant already measured more than 6 feet tall at t
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Justin Parker
Parker was one of the few local student-athletes that won a league title in three sports last school year.











