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April 19, 2026

President's criticisms spark more protests at NFL games

President Donald Trump's criticism of players who kneel during the national anthem sparked angry protests around the National Football League Sunday, as about 200 players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance.

Santa Cruz Warriors name new GM, head coach

Santa Cruz Warriors NBA G League logo
The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, announced Friday that David Fatoki has been named general manager and Seth Cooper will serve as head coach for the 2021-22 season. Additional basketball operations staff roles, including the assistant coaching...

Martinez ties Sept. homer mark, D'backs rally to top Giants

Martinez tied Ralph Kiner's NL record with his 16th homer in September, sparking a three-run, ninth-inning rally that led the Arizona Diamondbacks past the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Wednesday.

Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill wins four events at Knights Invite | Girls track and field 

SOQUEL—Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill won four events including a record-setting performance in the high jump at the fifth annual Knights Invite.  Churchill, who is competing next year at UC Davis, jumped a personal-best 5 feet, 08 inches that helped her claim the high jump...

Lynch sits during anthem in Raiders loss in Arizona

Yet he provided the most vivid image of the night, sitting for the national anthem before the Raiders' 20-10 preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday.

HS Football Preview, Week 2: Mariners close out preseason at Placer; W.H.S., M.V.C., St. Francis trying to stay hot

Aptos High will close out its preseason at a place head coach Randy Blankenship once called home. The Mariners (1-1) will travel to Auburn to play the Placer High Hillmen on Friday night. Blankenship, the Mariners coach for the last seven seasons, was born and raised in Auburn and attended Placer as a freshman.

Wrestling: Wildcatz trio win titles at PCAL-Mission championships

Watsonville High wrestler Joaquin Mosqueda won the title at 134 pounds at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division championships Friday night at Watsonville High. Fellow teammates Vicente Mosqueda (128 pounds) and Mauricio Mendez (222) also won titles in their respective weight class. Mathew Flores...

Local Roundup, 4/29: Aptos boy's tennis beats Santa Cruz for league’s CCS spot

The Aptos High Mariners won the rubber match, 4-3, against the Santa Cruz High Cardinals on Thursday to take the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s lone qualifying berth for the Central Coast Section Team Championships.

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to 1500 semifinals | 2024 Olympics roundup

Nikki Hiltz Nikki finishes third in 1500 prelims
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1500-meters semifinals after they placed third in their preliminary heat at Stade de France on Aug. 6.  “It was all about patience, and this is incredible. I think I can officially call myself an Olympian now,” Hiltz...

Local Roundup, 1/13: Watsonville boys’ soccer notches 1st league win

The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team thumped Monterey High, 3-1, in Monterey Bay League Gabilan division action on Thursday night.