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December 9, 2025

Local Roundup, 11/18: Cabrillo volleyball given top seed in NorCal

Fresh off winning its 11th straight Coast Conference championship on Tuesday night, Cabrillo (27-1) will host the lowest remaining seed of No. 15 Hartnell College, No. 16 West Valley, No. 17 College of the Sequoias and No. 18 Los Medanos on Tuesday in Aptos.

Wrestling: Mariners’ duo place third at CCS championships

The Aptos High girls’ wrestling team walked away with a pair of top three finishers at the Central Coast Section Wrestling Championships at Independence High on Saturday. Camila Barranco placed third at 111 pounds, while Alex Quintero placed third at 160. Both ladies secured berths to...

Late heroics helps Watsonville sneak past Santa Cruz in season-opener | High school football

Watsonville junior quarterback Edwin Cornejo made his first-ever career start at the varsity level against Santa Cruz High on Thursday evening. So, it was only natural the butterflies would be floating around his belly going into the teams’ season-opener, and a rivalry dating back to...

CCS Cross Country: Kelly ready for last hurrah at St. Francis

Kelly will try to join former teammate Paul Colosi as the school’s second-ever individual section champion when he toes the line at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont.

HS Athletes of the Week, 11/16: Scott Tinsley & Paola Jacobs

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 4-11.

Healthy, focused Nikki Hiltz among nation’s best runners again

The redshirt junior will enter today’s NCAA West Preliminary Round at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas with the sixth fastest 1,500 time among Division I runners. The first round of the 1,500 is set for 3:30 p.m. and the quarterfinals, which will de

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Second half surge helps Mariners shutout the ‘Catz

The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.  The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...

Sharks C Thornton undergoes ACL surgery before free agency

Thornton underwent surgery on a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee Monday to repair an injury that sidelined him less than two weeks before he returned to play the final four games of a first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

HS cross country: Wildcatz, Ruiz set to make noise at PCAL championships

Watsonville High junior Laya Ruiz had a simple plan going into this year’s cross country season: go big or go home. “I’ve definitely put in a lot more work than I have before,” Ruiz said. Ruiz has won three Pacific Coast Athletic League center meets this...

Mustangs gear up for upcoming CCS Championships | High school cross country

The future of the Monte Vista Christian cross country program is brighter than their cobalt blue mascot—whose speed and endurance seems to have been acquired by the runners. After an offseason focused on preparing a team of young runners, the Mustangs have been triumphant in...