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April 27, 2026

HS Athletics: MBL, MTAL to merge into 33-school super league for all sports next school year

The Mission Trail Athletic League and Monterey Bay League will merge into a 33-school super league, the largest in the Central Coast Section, dubbed the Pacific Coast Athletic League starting in the 2018-19 school year.

Locals run tough at PCAL finals | Boys cross country

SALINAS—St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas came storming out of the gates at the sound of the pistol, looking to capture his first Pacific Coast Athletic League cross country title.  But it was York School standout senior Michael Julian who crossed the finish line first...

Little League Roundup, 4/18: Acosta, Orozco, Martinez no-hit Giants in Cubs PVLL Majors win

The Cubs beat the Giants 15-4 on Monday in Pajaro Valley Little League Majors action.

Top-seeded Mustangs edge Stevenson in D-VI semifinals | CCS baseball

MONTEREY—It was all business on Tuesday evening for Monte Vista Christian pitcher Jacob Woods, who was one game away from making a return to the Central Coast Section title game. The senior right-hander was tuned in on the mound, as well as in the batter’s...

Girls' CCS basketball: Pajaro Valley's record-setting season ends in second round

Using a stifling full-court man-to-man trapping defense, the Falcons put the clamps on the upstart Grizzlies in a 62-38 win in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs on Saturday.

Giants win, 4-1; Posey 'doing fine' after hit in head by pitch

Posey was doing well after being struck by a 94 mph fastball in the first inning Monday, a scary moment in San Francisco's 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks during its home opener.

HS Athletes of the Week, 4/27: Hunter Matys and Martina Churchill

Athletes of the Week for the week of April 16-April 22

Grizzlies pounce on Spartans to remain unbeaten in league play | Girls basketball

WATSONVILLE—It took a while for the Pajaro Valley High girls’ basketball team to turn its season around prior to the start of league play. But once the afterburners came on the Grizzlies have gone full speed ahead, including in Friday night’s 32-25 win against Gonzales...

‘Catz’s magical season over following loss to Alisal in CCS play-in match | Boys’ volleyball

Correction: A previous version of this story said the Watsonville boys' volleyball team last won a league championship in 2016, which is not true. Watsonville won a league championship in 2022. The historical run for the Watsonville boys’ volleyball team came to a crushing end...

Nats get Madson, Doolittle from A's for Treinen, prospects

Left-hander Jesus Luzardo and infielder Sheldon Neuse were sent to Oakland as part of Sunday's deal.