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February 25, 2026

CCS Baseball: Seventh-inning avalanche ends St. Francis' season

A controversial call on what looked like a force out at home plate with the bases loaded started a season-ending avalanche in the No. 7-seeded Sharks’ 7-2 loss to the No. 11-seeded Menlo Knights in the Central Coast Section Division II Semifinals at San J

MVC coaching duo steps down after more than a decade with programs

WATSONVILLE—Don and Jennifer Keathley have been part of the Monte Vista Chrisitan School athletic department for more than a decade, leading their respective programs to league titles and Central Coast Section appearances over the years.    But the longtime husband and wife coaching duo is stepping...

HS Baseball Roundup, 4/20: Aptos, St. Francis keep pace in SCCAL with Tuesday wins

Aptos and St. Francis stay locked in second place in the SCCAL, Watsonville's league win streak gets put on hold, and M.V.C.'s Garret Laine keeps hit streak alive

High School Athlete of the Week, 1/15-1/20 : Chase Watkins

St. Francis High senior forward scored 51 points over a pair of wins against Aptos High and Santa Cruz High last week, moving the Sharks into a tie for first in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings.

Girls soccer: Mariners capture league tourney championship

APTOS—Aubree Westjohn helped lead the Aptos High girls’ soccer team to a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season title  But the Mariners’ senior wasn’t satisfied.  She scored two goals on Saturday en route to a 4-1 victory over rival Santa Cruz High in the league tournament...

HS football: Soaring Condors

North Monterey County had its share of ups and downs last season, showing glimpses of success but also displaying signs of a team struggling to close out games. Here's a quick breakdown of this year's team.

Stanton homers in 6th straight, Marlins fall 9-4 to Giants

Baseball's $325-million man homered in his sixth consecutive game to give him a major league-leading 44, but the Miami Marlins fell 9-4 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

Athletes of the Week: Pajaro Valley’s Brian Flores and Watsonville’s Daisy Cornejo

The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Brian Flores (Sr.), Pajaro Valley The Grizzlies’ standout football player had a...

Girls CCS Volleyball: Aptos marches toward rematch with Soquel

Outside hitters Jillian Rodriguez and Peyton Dueck led the charge on offense, middle blockers Gabby Giuffre and Emilia Jeffe made life tough on opposing hitters and No. 2 Aptos swept No. 7 Prospect, 25-21, 25-20, 25-16, to advance to Thursday’s Central Coast Section Division III semifinals.

Bour's four hits helps Marlins hold off Athletics 11-9

"You're not going to be able to win like this. I don't care who you are," Mattingly said after Miami's 11-9 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. "You're not going to go out and score 10, 11 on a consistent basis. You're going to do that every