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December 24, 2025

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Sharks girls’ volleyball returns to CCS playoffs for first time in seven years

St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team has returned to the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time in seven years.  Senior middle blocker Carley Anderson had 10 kills to help lift the Sharks past Rancho San Juan High in four sets 10-25, 25-21, 25-17,...

Local Roundup, 5/11: Mt. Madonna advances to CCS quarterfinals

The No. 7-seeded Mt. Madonna Hawks beat No. 10-seeded Sacred Heart Cathedral, 22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-22 on Tuesday in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.

Javier Baez's inside-the-park home run helps Arrieta, Cubs beat Giants

Baez hit an inside-the-park homer to back Jake Arrieta's 11th win and Chicago beat the Giants 5-3 on Monday night in the champion Cubs' first visit to AT&T Park since rallying to eliminate San Francisco in Game 4 of the NL Division Series last October.

HS Athletes of the Week, 4/20: Kacey Losik & Anastacia Alba

Aptos High volleyball star Kacey Losik and Watsonville High softball stalwart Anastacia Alba are our HS Athletes of the Week for the week of April 9-April 15.

Local Roundup, 3/30: Wilson hits 5th homer of season in ‘Catz win

Juliana Wilson hit her fifth home run of the season in Watsonville’s 7-4 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division win over the Gilroy High Mustangs on Tuesday in Watsonville.

Sharks C Thornton undergoes ACL surgery before free agency

Thornton underwent surgery on a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee Monday to repair an injury that sidelined him less than two weeks before he returned to play the final four games of a first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Pacific Coast Athletic League releases placings for '18-19 winter sports

Boys and girls basketball were both split into five divisions, boys and girls soccer were split in four divisions and wrestling found its home with three.

HS Softball: Romo hits walk-off to halt M.V.C.'s losing streak

Monte Vista Christian snapped a five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, beating Alvarez High, 9-8, on Mattea Romo’s walk-off single in the seventh inning of the team’s Monterey Bay League Pacific division game.

Girls CCS Water Polo: Mariners' season ends in D-II semifinals

No. 4 Aptos, a team with more than a handful of first-time varsity players, concluded its season in an 8-4 loss to top-seeded The Menlo School at Homestead High on Tuesday.

Girls' CCS basketball: Ackerman's dominance leads Aptos to redemption, second D-III title in three years

Top-seeded Aptos won its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in the last three years, and the Mariners made it look easy with a 58-37 redemption win over No. 2 South San Francisco on Saturday at Palo Alto High.