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January 12, 2026

49ers seek first victory in game against struggling Arizona

It would be the first time in three years that the Cardinals (1-2) have not beaten San Francisco. They swept the 49ers each of the past two years.

Mariners see higher turnout for upcoming season | High school wrestling

APTOS—The Aptos High wrestling team is still overcoming the low turnout of wrestlers after nearly three years since the Covid-19 pandemic first broke.   So, when the Mariners began their season with substantially more athletes than the previous year, the primary objective for head coach Rudy...

Owings, Diamondbacks erase 3-run deficit to beat Giants 8-6

But the Arizona Diamondbacks' first-year skipper made the right call in the sixth inning Wednesday night when he sent up Jeremy Hazelbaker to pinch hit for starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. Hazelbaker delivered a one-out double that gave his team the lead,

Mustangs brought closer together by building brotherhood | HS football

WATSONVILLE—The word “brotherhood” has been preached quite a lot since the Monte Vista Christian School football team began to condition in June. That fellowship continues to grow as senior Aiden Keegan along with some of the other upperclassmen consistently analyze the second-team during practice, applauding...

HS Football, Week 7: Mistakes sink M.V.C. in 37-14 loss to Palma

The Palma High Chieftains took advantage of a handful of M.V.C. errors in the first half to rout the Mustangs, 37-14, in the teams’ Monterey Bay League Gabilan division game at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas.

US women beat Canada in Olympic hockey; Gisin tops Shiffrin

The United States' women's hockey team beat Canada 3-2 on Thursday in a gold-medal game that claimed a spot among the Olympics' most thrilling moments in recent memory.

Boys' PCAL-SL basketball: Watsonville smothers Oakwood, creates tie atop league

Down 22-11 at the end of the first quarter, Watsonville had to rally over the last three quarters to fight its way back into the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division title chase with a 52-46 upset of Oakwood.

Local Roundup, 6/29: Aptos, Pajaro Valley cruising in D39 All-Stars Majors

Aptos and Pajaro Valley each secured wins in District 39 Little League Majors All-Star pool play on Wednesday night in Scotts Valley.

Girls' PCAL-C Basketball: St. Francis takes two-game lead with win over Carmel

St. Francis held off Carmel’s second-half push to keep its league record unscathed with a 52-43 win.

Boys' MBL-G Soccer: Alisal shuts out Watsonville, 4-0

Alisal High sent a big message to the rest of the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division on Tuesday night with a dominant 4-0 win over Watsonville in each teams’ league opener.