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January 8, 2026

Weekly Roundup, 4/5: Watsonville baseball drops PCAL-Mission game to Soledad

Senior pitcher Dylan Vargas took the loss for Watsonville, which is 2-13 on the year and will make the long trip to Soledad for the second game of the two-game series today at 4 p.m.

Scotts Valley native Dom Parrish earns trip to Summer Olympics

Dominique “Dom” Parrish’s legacy continues to grow after the former Scotts Valley High wrestling star qualified for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The 27-year-old Scotts Valley native beat 2016 Olympian Haley Augello, two matches to none, in the 53 kilograms division finals at...

‘Catz claw their way into the PCAL Tournament championship game | Girls flag football

In the span of just one month, Watsonville went from being at the bottom of the league to becoming a playoff bound team. They’ll now be competing in the first-ever Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Flag Football Tournament championship game against King City at Palma...

Crash Course Season: Aptos girls water polo completes first half of league with 5-1 record

The Mariners have done plenty of winning in the short amount of time. Aptos has won eight of its last nine games, including its last four Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division contests to grab second place heading into the second round of league play.

Raiders release Aldon Smith following latest brush with law

The Raiders retained Smith's contractual rights even as he spent the past two seasons on the NFL's suspended list. But the team decided finally to cut ties one day after San Francisco police said authorities were searching for Smith in connection with a domestic violence allegation.

G League Basketball: Warriors win 4th straight

Seven Warriors scored in double figures for Santa Cruz in its fourth straight victory, a 102-67 win over the Long Island Nets on Friday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena.

Local Roundup, 9/9: Aptos girl’s water polo starts year with big win

The Aptos High Mariners opened their season with a 16-3 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division win over Santa Cruz High on Thursday.

HS Football, Week 10: Aptos falls short of MBL-G title against Salinas

The Mariners came tantalizingly close to the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division championship on Friday night but the Cowboys were cleaner and more focused when it mattered most, doing just enough to edge Aptos, 31-21, for the program’s first league title since 2014.

‘Catz on the search for new football head coach

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High football program is on the hunt for a new head coach this offseason after the school announced that Anthony Valdivia was relieved of his duties. Watsonville High Assistant Principal Joe Gregorio said it ultimately came down to a personnel issue. “As a district...

Pair of Wildcatz earn top scholarship

Daniela Castro-Alvarez and Ruben Vargas, two Watsonville High graduates, recently earned the Wayne Richards Memorial Scholarship Fund’s top female and male honor, respectively, winning $1,000 apiece.