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February 27, 2026

Mariners come out victorious in seesaw battle with Palma | Prep football roundup 

Aptos High senior Nate Garcia recorded three touchdowns to help lift the Mariners past Palma in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action Oct. 11. The Mariners earned their first win in league play, while the Chieftains—the defending State Division 4A champion—dropped to 0-3 this...

PCAL Cross Country: League’s CCS qualifying causes confusing kerfuffle

Win or lose, first or last, Watsonville’s boys and girls cross country teams will advance to the Central Coast Section meet no matter how they perform at Saturday’s inaugural Pacific Coast Athletic League cross country finals.

‘Catz survive penalty shoot-out against De La Salle in NorCal semis

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Mateo Arias will occasionally make the switch from forward to the midfielder position at any given time for the Wildcatz boys’ soccer team. Not a problem for him at all.   But during Thursday night’s CIF NorCal Regionals Division I semifinals, he was asked...

Hawks qualify for the CCS playoffs | Girls volleyball

The season will continue for the Mount Madonna School girls’ volleyball team after it qualified for a spot in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.  The Hawks along with four other Santa Cruz County teams advanced to postseason play, which kicks off with first-round action...

Local Roundup, 1/11: Aptos girls’ soccer suffers first league loss since ‘14

The Aptos High girls’ soccer team had their 41-match unbeaten streak against Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opponents come to an end on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss to Soquel High.

Tavecchio sticks with NFL dream and kicks way to history

The pain of being cut six times without ever playing an NFL game had taken its toll mentally on Tavecchio and he was ready to move on before the Oakland Raiders gave him a call to come to camp for a fourth straight year as the backup to Sebastian Janikowski.

HS Football, Week 7: League title chases starting to take shape

A look at the local high school football action happening in week 7.

JC Football: Cabrillo hosts Gavilan looking for 1st conference win

Cabrillo (3-3, 0-2) has beaten Gavilan College (0-7, 0-3) in three of their last four meetings.

Durant delivers on both ends, Warriors beat Cavaliers 99-92

Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:33 left, Durant delivered on both ends of the floor, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Cavaliers 99-92 on Monday in a festive holiday rematch of the past three Finals.

Latvia’s Arturs Medveds makes late push to capture 53rd Wharf to Wharf race

After a disappointing fifth place finish in last year’s Wharf to Wharf race, Arturs Medveds managed to find some sweet redemption on Sunday morning.  The 25-year-old Latvian won the 53rd running of the event in 27 minutes, 04 seconds, edging defending champion Evert Silva (27:16)...