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December 31, 2025

Coronavirus: Local athletes affected by Olympic postponement

The sports world took a major hit Tuesday as the International Olympic Committee announced it will postpone this year’s summer games.  Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, and Abe Shinzo, prime minister of Japan, decided the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not take place until...

HS Sports: Aptos' Reckers, Dueck, Hernandez Marquez ink letters to D1 programs

Reckers signed with Cal State Bakersfield for baseball, Dueck signed with Santa Clara University for soccer and Hernandez Marquez made good on her verbal commitment to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from a year ago.

Thompson's second half sparks Warriors past Grizzlies 106-94

Klay Thompson scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half and the Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Grizzlies 106-94 on Sunday for their seventh straight win.

Mariners outmatched by Santa Cruz in SCCAL tourney final | Boys basketball

SCOTTS VALLEY—It was the intense rematch rivalry game basketball fans wanted to witness—Aptos and Santa Cruz battling it out for the league title in what was sure to be an epic finale. Except, reality often doesn’t meet expectations. The Cardinals imposed their will upon the Mariners...

PV’s Contreras, Chavez earn top honors in Santa Lucia Division | All-PCAL girls volleyball

Pajaro Valley senior Aaliyah Chavez and junior Olivia Contreras were the perfect tandem on the court for the girls’ volleyball team during the 2024 fall season. The Grizzlies’ star players led the program to an unblemished 14-0 record in league play en route to the...

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Andrew Seymour

A star on the football team and a solid contributor to both the basketball and baseball squads as a junior, the 5-foot-8, 155-pound athlete will be forced into a bigger role for all three sports this incoming school year.

CCS Softball: Watsonville falls short of Open Division final

No. 2 St. Francis held on for a 4-2 win on Thursday night at PAL Stadium in San Jose to eliminate No. 3 Watsonville from the prestigious Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs.

Seahawks extend win streak to 13 with statement win over San Mateo | College softball

It’s been 27 days since the Cabrillo College softball team suffered a defeat at the hands of San Jose City College.  Not that freshman Brooklyn Llamas was counting, but she remembers it all too well because at that time it was a rude awakening for...

Local Roundup, 11/30: Monte Vista Christian, Aptos girls' hoops begin seasons with wins

The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team started its season with a 37-27 win over Scotts Valley High on Tuesday night in non-league action.

CCS Softball: Watsonville advances to Open semifinals

A handful of clutch hits, a gritty pitching performance and a couple of lucky bounces in key moments. That was the winning formula for No. 3 Watsonville in its 5-1 triumph over No. 6 Los Gatos High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Open Division playoffs on Saturday.