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January 26, 2026

Sharks fall to Flyers, 5-3, in season opener

Simmonds scored his second power-play goal to break a tie with 10:33 remaining and completed the first opening-night hat trick in Flyers history with an empty-netter as Philadelphia beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Wednesday.

Local Roundup, 2/3: Aptos girls’ hoops wins first league title since 2000-01

Natalia Ackerman had 21 points, eight rebounds, four steals and two blocks, Gabby Giuffre added 16 points and eight rebounds and the Aptos High Mariners cruised to their first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship since the 2000-01 season with a 64-42 win over Soquel High on Thursday night.

‘Catz return to CCS finals after a narrow win over Saint Francis | Boys soccer

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High junior Abraham Fuentes has not played much for the Wildcatz boys’ soccer team this season.   But whenever his number has been called this winter, he has been a difference-maker in various critical situations. Tuesday night’s Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals were no different. Fuentes,...

Mariners join two other league rivals in CCS D-III bracket | Girls basketball 

APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team is on its way to compete in the Central Coast Section playoffs after securing an at-large bid in Wednesday’s seeding meeting. It’s been a week since the Mariners last played and it’ll be an extra five days before the...

‘Catz rebound with a win over North Salinas in PCAL Gabilan action | High school softball

Watsonville senior Jillian Lerma typically hits at the No. 2 spot in the batting lineup, meaning her role is to get on base with the intention to score runs.  However, that all changed Wednesday afternoon when the speedy shortstop smacked a three-run double to help...

Durant leads Warriors past Mavericks for eighth straight win

A veteran forward from Israel, Casspi earned another start for the injury-plagued defending champions and posted his 17th career double-double with season bests of 17 points and 11 rebounds, helping send the Golden State Warriors past the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 on Thursday for their eighth straight win.

Stanton hits team-record 43rd homer, Marlins beat Giants 8-3

Stanton hit his team-record 43rd home run, connecting in his fifth straight game and sending the Miami Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Monday night.

D-League Basketball: Pressey's triple-double leads Warriors past Skyforce

Phil Pressey recorded his third triple-double of the season and set the franchise record for assists in a game to power the Santa Cruz Warriors over the Sioux Falls Skyforce, 115-98, on Wednesday night at the Sanford Pentagon.

HS Athlete of the Week, 2/26-3/5: Dennar Ocampo, Pajaro Valley

Pajaro Valley High sophomore setter Dennar Ocampo led the Grizzlies to a pair of wins over Soledad High and Monte Vista Christian. He had 50 assists, 12 aces and six kills in the victories, which pushed P.V. to 3-0.

JC Baseball Preview 2017: Talented Hawks look to repeat as conference champs

The Hawks have been Coast Conference champs three times since 2013, they’ve appeared in the regional playoffs every year since 2011 and the super regionals in each of the past three seasons.