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February 3, 2026

Flood watch warnings put a halt to local prep sports

WATSONVILLE—Flood watch warnings and harsh weather conditions put a halt to some of Wednesday’s local prep sporting events. Pajaro Valley and St. Francis high schools both announced that seven games were postponed amidst a potent storm system that continues to impact the region. Pajaro Valley High...

Warriors use big fourth quarter to hold off Rockets 107-98

Stephen Curry scored 24 points, Klay Thompson had 20 and Golden State got key plays down the stretch from just about everybody, using a big fourth quarter to hold off the Rockets 107-98 on Friday night.

Local Roundup, 4/22: Aptos hands PCS 1st league loss in 5

Kacey Losik had 19 kills, 19 assists, 16 digs and four blocks for Aptos. Jayson Guy added 16 kills, seven blocks and three aces. Christian Segura chimed in with 16 digs and Michael Spinelli finished with 25 assists.

Nordic Naturals Challenger defending champ Thanasi Kokkinakis eliminated

Egor Gerasimov defeated Nordic Naturals Challenger defending champ Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.

Warriors want to 'destroy everything' and limit Jazz rallies

The reigning Western Conference champions are a perfect 6-0 with Game 3 against the Utah Jazz on Saturday. The lone disappointment during a pair of double-digit wins has been allowing the Jazz to creep back into games after jumping out to big leads.

Podcast: Trying to stay alive | Cover 3 Sports

https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-7-trying-to-stay-alive In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap the football season with some team updates and their latest Power Poll Rankings. Then they'll have John Devine join them to discuss the game of the week and bring us up to...

HS Cross Country: Ruiz takes 2nd in freshman regional championship

Watsonville High freshman Layla Ruiz finished off her impressive first cross country season by taking second in the freshman race of the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championship West Regional, Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Local soccer pro Walmer Martinez visits annual Aztecas’ summer camp | Youth soccer

Walmer Martinez visits Freedom Elementary
Santa Cruz native and local professional soccer star Walmer Martinez paid a special visit to Watsonville on Thursday morning to hang out with some potential talent of the future.  The Monterey Bay F.C. midfielder/forward spoke to a group of children who attended the annual Aztecas...

Pence, Posey go back-to-back to carry Giants past Padres 5-3

Hunter Pence and Buster Posey hit consecutive homers, and Johnny Cueto struck out seven in seven strong innings for the Giants, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep.

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.