Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires
The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the nation's most celebrated wine-making region.
Boys' CCS basketball: Pajaro Valley advances behind defense, rebounding
No. 10 Pajaro Valley eliminated unseeded Greenfield from the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs on Friday night with a wire-to-wire 58-41 win despite shooting just 32 percent from the field.
District 39 All-Stars Tournament, 2018: Aptos, Scotts Valley, Cap-Soquel win titles
The Aptos Little League All-Stars edged the Capitola-Soquel All-Stars, 5-4, on Saturday at Scotts Valley to finish up their undefeated run to the District 39 Majors championship.
Local Roundup, 3/17: Keenan, Koenig help M.V.C. to 1st league win
Tyler Keenan drove in a trio of runs to lead Monte Vista Christian to a 7-4 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division win over Salinas on Thursday in Salinas.
Elliott has preseason cameo before Cowboys rally by Raiders
Elliott had eight touches in 10 plays in his only series of the exhibition season with a looming six-game suspension for domestic violence before undrafted rookie Cooper Rush rallied the Cowboys with two touchdown passes in a 24-20 win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday night.
Triggs, A's blasted by Mariners
Cruz homered and drove in five runs, Taylor Motter hit his first career grand slam and Seattle routed the Oakland Athletics 11-1 on Sunday.
HS Track & Field: Locals ready for test against best at CCS Top 8
The CCS Top 8 meet, now in its 39th edition, serves as the final preview before the top athletes from the section battle it out for league, section and state titles in the coming weeks.
Local Roundup, 5/18: Mariners’ tennis players bounced in first round of CCS
All three of the Aptos High Mariners’ tennis players in the Central Coast Section individual tournament lost in the first round on Tuesday at Imperial Courts Tennis Club in Aptos.
NFL anthem protests evolve past Kaepernick's original intent
What began more than a year ago with an NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling silently during the national anthem before games has grown into a roar with hundreds of players sitting, kneeling, locking arms or remaining in locker rooms — their reasons for demonstrating as varied as their methods.
Gabilan Division All-League Football Team
PCAL Gabilan Division Top Players
Most Valuable Player: Aidan Flynn, Salinas
Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Pacheco, San Benito
Defensive Player of the Year: Rossi Oteri, Christopher
First team offense
Adam Shaffer, Salinas, QB
Tyler Pacheco, San Benito, QB
Jo Jo Cardinale, Palma, RB
Damian Morales, Salinas, RB
Seamus Carey, Aptos, RB
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