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February 24, 2026

E.J. Kelly wins top boys' athlete in Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship

St. Francis High alumnus E.J. Kelly was named one of the top honorees for the 20th Annual Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship award.

Aptos equipped to make SCCAL title run | High school softball

Several local softball programs had trouble getting the 2025 spring season in full gear with the large amounts of rain pouring all over Santa Cruz County in February.   But with the wet conditions coming to a slight trickle, teams such as Aptos and 10th-year head...

Wharf to Wharf: Anthony Rotich saves the best for last

Anthony Rotich becomes first American in 24 years to win Sunday's Wharf to Wharf Race, while Kenyan Vicoty Chepngeno takes home the women’s title.

HS football: Sharks blanked in season opener

St. Francis High came up short in its season opener against the King City in non-league play on Thursday at Watsonville High.

SC Warriors sweep division rival Stockton | NBA G League

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STOCKTON—Santa Cruz Warriors guard Dusty Hannahs scored 23 points off the bench en route to a 125-114 win over the Stockton Kings on Saturday night.  Santa Cruz guard Ryan Rollins added 22 points and five rebounds to help the Sea Dubs complete a two-game sweep...

Girls NorCal Basketball: Aptos bounced by Clovis in quarterfinals

The No. 2 Mariners had their stellar season come to an abrupt halt in the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division III playoffs via a 59-47 loss to No. 7 Clovis High on Saturday.

Soquel High football team honored for earning county’s first state championship

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The Soquel High School football team paraded onto their home field Wednesday, sandwiched between the school’s band percussion team and the varsity cheerleaders in a special proclamation ceremony after becoming the first football team in Santa Cruz County to win a California Interscholastic Federation...

Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/10: Christian Quintero, Aubree Westjohn

Christian Quintero, Pajaro Valley, (Sr.): Grizzlies’ senior recorded a double-double by scoring a team-high 34 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a loss against North Monterey County High on Saturday. Aubree Westjohn, Aptos, (Sr.): Mariners’ senior scored a game-high three goals in a non-league contest against Watsonville High...

CIF census: Overall participation up; football, wrestling continue to lose student-athletes

Overall, student-athlete participation was at an all-time high for the fifth consecutive year, making a .78 percent leap to 785,357 participants.

‘Catz prepared to contend in Gabilan Division | Girls basketball

It was a historic night for the Watsonville High girls’ basketball team on Jan. 3 as the Wildcatz pounced all over North Salinas High, 41-25, to tip off the Pacific Coast Athletic League season.  Not only did it help the ‘Catz get off to a...