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April 11, 2026

Girls volleyball: Mariners’ dynamic duo named to all-league first team

The coaches of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League got together last week to make up this year’s all-league girls volleyball teams.  The dynamic duo of Aptos High outside hitter Peyton Dueck and opposite Natalia Ackerman were named to the league’s first team. Dueck led the...

49ers hope hire of Kyle Shanahan ends coaching carousel

Shanahan and new general manager John Lynch were each given six-year contracts this offseason in a sign that San Francisco is committed to stability for a change. Though the 49ers know the process of going from two wins in 2016 back to Super Bowl contender won't be a quick one.

Women's JC Volleyball: Cabrillo shocked by West Valley in NorCal playoffs

With their backs against the wall versus the top team in Northern California, the No. 8-seeded Vikings (17-9) hit harder, moved faster and played with an uninhibited confidence resembling that of the two-time state champion Seahawks (26-3).

Slater's 3-run homer leads Giants to 6-3 win over Braves

After Dansby Swanson botched a potential double play, rookie Austin Slater hit a three-run homer that sparked the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night and snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Mariners finish strong in SCCAL cross country finals 

WATSONVILLE—A trio of runners for the Aptos High girls’ cross country team recorded an impressive top-5 finish in Thursday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships.  Brooke Willoughby led the way with a third place finish in 18 minutes, 42 seconds at the 3-mile course at...

Sharks focus on improving skills prior to PCAL action | High school wrestling   

WATSONVILLE—There were times last year when St. Francis High sophomore Johnny Croghan was the lone Shark practicing in the wrestling room.   The Sharks anticipate a different story this season after the program saw a bigger turnout of wrestlers who continue to show up on a...

Beathard battered in 1st start as 49ers lose 40-10 to Dallas

Beathard was battered all game by the blitzing Dallas Cowboys, getting sacked five timesand knocked down several more in a 40-10 loss Sunday that was the most lopsided home defeat for the San Francisco 49ers in eight years.

Aptos girls’ squad advances to CIF State Championships | High school cross country

Last year around this time, Aptos senior Maya Schiro was preparing for her trip to the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships as the lone runner on the girls’ team. That won’t be the case next week. Schiro and her teammates will all make the...

Local Roundup. 12/16: St. Francis girls’ soccer continues undefeated season

Riley Croghan scored two goals, Ashley Raich scored and made an assist and the St. Francis High girls’ soccer team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 5-0 preseason win over Anzar High on Thursday evening.

Stephen Curry scores 34 points, leads Warriors past Nets

Stephen Curry scored 34 points with six 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors won their sixth straight since the All-Star break by beating the Brooklyn Nets 114-101 on Tuesday night.