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March 16, 2026

Girls SCCAL Track & Field Championships, 2018: Lyons beats the heat, Aptos beats S.C. on technicality

The defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion in the 100-meter hurdles took the best the league had to offer and used it as motivation, running a personal best to repeat as a league champion at Saturday’s league finals in Aptos.

Local Roundup, 3/24: P.V., Aptos, M.V.C. all notch league wins

Dennar Ocampo had 37 assists and five digs in Pajaro Valley’s 23-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-11 win over Alisal in Monterey Bay League Gabilan division play on Thursday night.

Green shows range, leads Warriors past Jazz for 2-0 lead

Green showed Quin Snyder his hot hand and range up close, knocking down five 3-pointers and scoring 21 points before a brief knee scare late in the Golden State Warriors' 115-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night for a 2-0 lead in the Western C

Boy's SCCAL Basketball: St. Francis PG Rodriguez earns SCCAL’s MVP

St. Francis High senior point guard Sandor Rene Rodriguez was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player of the Year by the coaches from around the seven-team league.

Mariners set to compete in first-ever girls SCCAL championships 

APTOS—Aptos High sophomore Janie Houser is heading into the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships more confident than ever. But first, she had one more warm-up match against Scotts Valley sophomore Danica Kelley, another premier wrestler in the league that’s been having a spectacular...

Watsonville inks Manny Contreras as new football head coach

Watsonville High announced Thursday that Manny Contreras was named the new football head coach for the upcoming 2024 season. “I always had dreams of becoming a teacher and always had dreams of becoming a head coach of a program,” he said. “Things started falling and...

Local Roundup, 10/10: WHS’ Ruiz wins freshman race at PG Invite

Watsonville High cross country runner Layla Ruiz won the girl’s freshman race at the Pacific Grove Invitational on Saturday in Pacific Grove.

AL's Chris Sale, NL's Max Scherzer to start All-Star Game

The American League's starting batting order has combined for 181 home runs, led by New York Yankees rookie sensation Aaron Judge with 30. The National League's lineup has 158, topped by 26 from hometown star Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins.

Next Level Local, 2/15: Chris Rivera

Watsonville High alumnus Chris Rivera last week was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-American third team.

St. Francis cruises past Gonzales for season-opening win | High school football roundup

St. Francis junior Keon Barcinas-Hill recorded a pair of touchdowns in the Sharks’ 43-2 non-league win over Greenfield on Saturday afternoon.  Teammate Gabe Santos blocked a punt attempt, while Colton Stevens recorded an interception for St. Francis. “Just contributions from everyone, even the guys not playing,”...