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January 12, 2026

CIF census: Overall participation up; football, wrestling continue to lose student-athletes

Overall, student-athlete participation was at an all-time high for the fifth consecutive year, making a .78 percent leap to 785,357 participants.

CCS Football: Aptos rolls Terra Nova, earns rematch with Palma

Marcos Reyes, Hunter Matys and Josh Powell all rushed for more than 100 yards, the defense recorded four takeaways and No. 5 Aptos rolled into the Central Coast Section Open Division III semifinals with a 62-37 win over No. 4 Terra Nova on Saturday night.

HS Baseball: 3 locals earn All-CCS selections

Monte Vista Christian senior infielder Jackson Collins was named to the All-CCS First Team, Aptos High junior outfielder Forrest Hays made the Second Team and Watsonville High junior pitcher Gio Gonzalez landed on the Third Team.

NorCal’s finest: Mustangs capture CIF D-V crown | High school baseball

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian senior Jacob Woods texted baseball head coach Johnny Ramirez on Friday night prior to their big game in the CIF NorCal Regional finals.   Woods, who recently pitched a seven-inning gem in Tuesday’s Division V first round win, told his skipper he was...

SCCAL Softball: Aptos keeps rolling through league with win over S.F.

Sayers unexpectedly tumbled to the dirt while running out a foul ball, but quickly rose to her feet, dusted herself off and started the Mariners’ game-sealing push with an RBI triple in the seventh inning of Thursday evening’s 7-3 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League win over host St. Francis High.

Local Roundup, 3/22: P.V. boys volleyball dropped by Christopher in three sets

Pajaro Valley lost their Monterey Bay League Gabilan division game against Christopher in a 25-15, 25-14, 27-25 sweep on Tuesday night in Gilroy.

Girls basketball: Young Wildcatz continue rebuild under Cook

Watsonville High girls’ basketball coach Zachary Cook is in year two of the slow, methodical process of rebuilding a program with young talented players. Last year, Cook’s program went through a season full of growing pains and finished winless in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play. The...

Judge blocks Trump decision to end young immigrant program

A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.

HS Football, Week 8: Teams try to put losses behind them

While the loss put a damper on the Wildcatz’s league title hopes, they still have a solid shot at earning an automatic berth to the CCS playoffs, as the PCAL-Mission sends its top three finishers to the postseason.

Durant scores 33, Warriors hold off Kings 119-104

Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and matched his season-high with six 3-pointers, and the Warriors held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 119-104 on Friday night.