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March 1, 2026

Local Roundup, 6/14: Hiltz takes second in 1,500 at NCAA Championships

Running for the University of Arkansas, Hiltz clocked a lifetime-best of 4 minutes, 9.14 seconds to earn her seventh All-American honor in her final collegiate race.

Weekend Roundup, 4/23: St. Francis, Watsonville athletes break records

Watsonville, St. Francis track athletes break records, Sharks, Mariners improve to 4-1 in SCCAL baseball action, and Aptos boys volleyball inches closer to league title.

Girls SCCAL Tennis Championships: Totah, Sampson twins repeat for Aptos; St. Francis' Finch calls it a career

Sophomore Mia Totah rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win over St. Francis High junior Gabi Gutierrez to claim the singles title for the second consecutive year, while twin sisters Lila and Rebecca Sampson, also sophomores, matched her output en route to a repeat title in the doubles, topping St. Francis’ duo of Katherine Casper and Maya Talavera, 6-0, 6-0.

Aptos’ Laurel Southall earns All-SCCAL First Team honors | Girls basketball

Aptos High junior guard Laurel Southall earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team honors following a strong performance on the court this season. The coaches within the league recognized Southall for helping the Mariners girls’ basketball team to an 8-18 overall record this...

HS wrestling: M.V.C.’s Cabuag battles to sixth place at state meet

Monte Vista Christian sophomore Christian Cabuag took sixth in the 113-pound division of the California Interscholastic Federation state tournament at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield on Feb. 23.

Grizzlies showing improvement prior to league play | Girls basketball

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley girls basketball program has been in the rebuilding phase for the past three seasons, constantly improving year after year.  Grizzlies coach Mark Harris is hoping the pieces to the puzzle are in place so they can finally have the breakout season they’ve...

Warriors ready for third straight NBA Finals appearance

Durant is fully aware a tough challenge waits for them. It's why Durant signed with the Warriors and why Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green embraced him at the expense of their own stats.

Aptos dives into a new season with promising talent | High school baseball

APTOS—Another season is underway for an Aptos High baseball team that has reigned as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion for the past two years. However, the Mariners took a major blow after losing integral pieces in NCAA Division I pitching prospects Reed Moring...

Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires

The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the nation's most celebrated wine-making region.

Local Roundup, 5/23: Meltzer’s magical season ends in NorCal

Aptos High senior golfer Max Meltzer finished tied for 44th at Monday’s California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Golf Championships at the Sierra View Country Club in Roseville. Meltzer fired a 5-over par 77.