Girls volleyball: Mariners’ dynamic duo named to all-league first team
The coaches of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League got together last week to make up this year’s all-league girls volleyball teams.
The dynamic duo of Aptos High outside hitter Peyton Dueck and opposite Natalia Ackerman were named to the league’s first team.
Dueck led the...
Chatwood's 2-hitter for Rockies beats Giants 5-0
Chatwood pitched 5 2/3 perfect innings before Chris Marrero's single and finished with a two-hitter for the Colorado Rockies in his first big league shutout, a 5-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Local Roundup, 8/8: Watsonville’s Carrancho wins Salinas Valley Half Marathon
Carrancho, a Watsonville High alumnus who runs for the University of Alaska Anchorage, completed the scenic 13.1-mile rural route past agricultural fields and vineyards in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 10 seconds. He shaved off more than four minutes from his ti
Girls CCS Volleyball: Strah, Soquel deny Aptos title — again
The Mariners were looking to score a double dip of revenge on Saturday. The Knights had not only stonewalled the Mariners in last year’s CCS D-III championship, but they also swept the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League series to end their rival’s five-year reign over the league.
Little League Roundup, 5/18: Cubs, Braves, Padres start playoffs with wins
The Cubs beat the Rays 16-5 in the opening round of the Pajaro Valley Little League Majors playoffs on Saturday.
Rays rally in 9th off Casilla to beat Athletics 4-3
Adeiny Hechavarria and Shane Peterson hit consecutive two-out RBI singles off closer Santiago Casilla in the ninth inning and Tampa Bay rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Tuesday night.
CCS Golf Championships, 2018: Tran’s stellar season ends in section championships
Tran this season led M.V.C. to a Monterey Bay League Pacific division championship and was also named the division’s Most Valuable Player after carding a league-best 73 at the MBL Championships, which also took place at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch.
49ers acquire QB Garoppolo from Patriots for 2nd-round pick
After waiting 3 1/2 years as Tom Brady's backup in New England, Garoppolo is ready to have the chance to be the starting quarterback of his own team after being traded to San Francisco for a 2018 second-round draft pick.
Men's JC basketball: Seahawks enter conference play with sky-high expectations
Over the past 19 seasons Marcopulos has built men’s basketball at Cabrillo College from perennial cellar dweller into a conference powerhouse. In nine of the last 11 years, the Seahawks have been named at least co-champion of the Coast Conference South, and produced five of the last six Conference MVP’s.
Local Roundup, 4/12: St. Francis, Aptos softball blast opponents
St. Francis High softball pounded out 17 hits in a 21-5 win over Santa Cruz High on Tuesday evening in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action.











