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January 17, 2026

CCS Basketball Roundup: Aptos upsets Mills; St. Francis cruises by Jewish Community

Hocom sunk a layup with a minute left to play, giving the No. 5-seeded Mariners just enough cushion to upset the No. 4 seeded Mills Vikings, 45-44, and advance to the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals.

HS Football, Week 0: St. Francis stuffs P.V. in Ausman's debut

St. Francis High was as dominant as could be on Friday night, welcoming in its first-year head coach with a 37-0 non-league win over cross-city rival Pajaro Valley High at Emmett M. Geiser Field in Watsonville.

49ers rookie LB Reuben Foster hopes to return from injury

Foster made a big impact in his first 11 plays for the San Francisco 49ers in their season opener against Carolina on Sept. 10 with three tackles and one pass defensed before a sprained ankle halted his rookie campaign and sent him to the sideline.

Boys' soccer roundup, 2/15: Watsonville closes regular season with ties, wins PCAL-G title

Watsonville closed out its Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division season with a pair of ties, but the draws were more than enough for the Wildcatz to capture their first league title since the 2014-15 season.

DubTown Palomino baseball team wins NorCal tourney

SANTA CRUZ—The DubTown 18-U baseball team out of Watsonville faced elimination not once, but four times during this past week’s NorCal Super Regional Palomino Tournament.  With their backs against the wall, DubTown defeated the Santa Clara Red Sox twice on Sunday to capture the championship...

Catz alumnus inducted into college cross country hall of fame

WATSONVILLE—Tony Muñoz was scanning through his emails one day when he came across one out of the blue that delivered some shocking, yet exhilarating news. The 68-year-old Watsonville native and six of his teammates on the 1977 Humboldt State University men's cross country team were...

Latvia’s Arturs Medveds makes late push to capture 53rd Wharf to Wharf race

After a disappointing fifth place finish in last year’s Wharf to Wharf race, Arturs Medveds managed to find some sweet redemption on Sunday morning.  The 25-year-old Latvian won the 53rd running of the event in 27 minutes, 04 seconds, edging defending champion Evert Silva (27:16)...

MTAL Basketball: Pair of Ceiba hoop stars make league’s 1st team

Garcia was named to the Mission Trail Athletic League Coastal division First Team on the boys’ side, and Braga made the league’s first team on the girls’ side.

HS Football, Week 7: Pajaro Valley drops heartbreaker to Greenfield

Pajaro Valley lost a 37-35 heartbreaker to visiting Greenfield on Saturday night at Carl Conelly Stadium to fall to 0-2 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia division play.

HS Cross Country: Zlatunich, Ruiz recognized as two of section’s top runners

Aptos High senior Marea Zlatunich was named to the All-CCS First Team and Watsonville High freshman Layla Ruiz earned a spot on the All-CCS Second Team.