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Kokkinakis wins both titles at Nordic Naturals Challenger

Kokkinakis became just the fifth player in the tournament’s history to win both the singles and doubles titles.

Local Roundup, 3/6: Cabrillo men’s hoops season ends in third round

The No. 9-seeded Cabrillo College Seahawks had their season come to an end in a 77-60 loss to the top-seeded City College of San Francisco Rams the third round of the CCCAA playoffs on Saturday night.

Warriors newbie Jordan Bell gets call from Draymond Green

Green came looking for him on draft night with a FaceTime attempt after acquiring his new teammate's digits from general manager Bob Myers. But Bell — out with friends celebrating — didn't answer because the number was unfamiliar.

‘Catz continue to shine after hot start | PCAL girls volleyball preview

Watsonville High’s girls volleyball team is off and running to another hot start following back-to-back league wins against Soledad and Alvarez high schools. The Wildcatz improved to 2-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play and currently own a 5-0 overall record.  “We just have...

Watsonville's Maxx Ramirez balancing golf, baseball

Despite the challenges of being a two-sport athlete, Ramirez has achieved success in both sports.

HS Football: Pajaro Valley hopes for short stay in PCAL's lower division

With the school’s long-awaited athletic fields also finally moving ahead, Pajaro Valley could be on the verge of becoming a blossoming football program. And this year’s senior class — 14 of the 31 players on roster — wants to be the group to spark that change.

Local Roundup, 5/18: Hocom named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State team

Aptos High’s Hannah Hocom was recently named one of 20 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore team selections.

Preps of the Week: Pajaro Valley’s Angel Rodriguez, Aptos’ Berkeley Ashby | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Dec. 26-31.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for score and...

Jazmine Castañeda competes with US West Region Olympic Development team in Orlando | Girls soccer

Aptos High soccer standout Jazmine Castañeda didn’t make the cut the first two times she tried out for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP).  She was 13 at the time, but the news was devastating enough that she was contemplating whether or not...

NBA signing day brings salary cap, luxury tax questions

All the talk about salary caps and luxury taxes is when the game of basketball becomes a business. It's one of the reasons more and more front offices are being led by former stat analysts instead of former stat stuffers.