Slater's 3-run homer leads Giants to 6-3 win over Braves
                    After Dansby Swanson botched a potential double play, rookie Austin Slater hit a three-run homer that sparked the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night and snapped a seven-game losing streak.                
                
            Veterans prepared to lead experienced ‘Catz squad | PCAL girls volleyball
                    
It’s now or never for Watsonville High senior Daisy Cornejo as she enters her fourth year with the girls’ volleyball team. 
And the same can be said for nine other Wildcatz seniors aiming to leave their mark in what they hope will be a successful...                
                
            Reds ride extra-base barrage to 14-2 romp over Giants
                    Adam Duvall, Patrick Kivlehan and Eugenio Suarez each hit a solo homer in the first three innings, and Cincinnati set a season high in runs for the second consecutive game with a 14-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.                
                
            Carpenter, Wainwright lead Cards past Giants 8-3 to end skid
                    Wainwright (4-3) allowed one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Martinez threw nine shutout innings Saturday, and Wacha pitched six scoreless innings Friday.                
                
            HS Football, Week 9: Reyes runs into record book, carries Aptos past M.V.C.
                    Mendoza stormed into the pocket unblocked for a key strip sack in the fourth quarter and junior running back Marcos Reyes put the finishing touches on what turned out to be an historic 49-28 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division win over the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs on Friday night.                
                
            Weekend Roundup, 5/7: Aptos volleyball wins SCCAL outright
                    The Aptos High boys’ volleyball team completed its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season with a 12-25, 25-23, 25-23, 26-24 win over Pacific Collegiate School in the league tournament championship match at Harbor High on Friday night.                
                
            Dickey, Adams lead Braves to 9-0 win over dismal Giants
                    Dickey threw seven scoreless innings in his strongest outing of the season, Matt Adams hit another homer and the Atlanta Braves sent the San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight loss, a 9-0 rout Monday night.                
                
            Girls CCS Volleyball: Aptos, Mt. Madonna earn No. 2 seeds, M.V.C. hits road for 1st round
                    The Mustangs received the No. 11 seed in the CCS Division IV playoffs and will hit the road to play at No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Atherton.                
                
            Boys' CCS basketball: P.V. earns first-ever home playoff game
                    Coach Andre Bailey and Co. received the No. 10 seed in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs, and will welcome in unseeded Greenfield (15-9) for a first round matchup at 7 p.m.                
                
            All rise as Judge smashes his way to Home Run Derby title
                    Judge, 6-foot-7 and 282 pounds, hit 47 home runs in the derby that totaled 3.9 miles. His longest drive of the night went 513 feet, and he topped 500 four times.                
                
            












