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February 5, 2026

Local Roundup, 7/6: Breakers FC solidify second-place standing

The Santa Cruz Breakers FC solidified their second-place standing in the PDL Southwest Division by splitting a pair of games last weekend.

Boy's CCS Basketball: St. Francis routs Nueva to advance

The No. 1-seeded St. Francis Sharks bludgeoned the No. 8-seeded Nueva Mavericks 63-36 on Saturday at home in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs.

Capitola-Soquel captures first-ever Section 5 title | Little League All-Stars

The Capitola-Soquel Majors All-Stars team made some history earlier this month following a thrilling win to capture the District 39 championship for the first time in nearly a decade.  Ace pitcher Ryan Huffaker helped add one more chapter in their memorable run after he recorded...

SC Warriors donate masks to Loaves and Fishes

Santa Cruz Warriors mask distribution
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz Warriors’ season ended more than seven months ago—it was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic—but the NBA G League franchise has found different ways to score points in the Santa Cruz County. Team mascot Mav’Riks on Oct. 12 dropped off a...

G League Notebook, 4/20: Warriors’ Cook named to G League First Team

An efficient 6-foot-2 guard, the Duke University product was the first player in G League history to post a 50-40-90 season. He shot 52.7 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from deep and 94.9 percent from the free-throw line.

Preps of the Week: MVC’s Jojo Keldsen, Aptos’ Kailani Aguayo | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 20-26.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...

Grizzlies continue to improve on daily basis | High school softball

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Emily Quezada tried out for the softball team last season after deciding she wanted to play the sport for the first time ever.  She was starting to pick up the game quite well until she was sidelined following an ankle injury...

NBA eliminates timeouts to keep the ends of games moving

The league's Board of Governors unanimously approved some changes that will potentially eliminate four timeouts per game, help speed up the final minutes of games and emphasize a timely resumption of play after halftime.

Ocean Speedway: Sanders wins 33rd Annual Pombo/Sargent Classic

Justin Sanders won the 33rd running of the Pombo/Sargent Classic June 22 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

Girls' soccer roundup, 1/25: Castillo scores twice in Grizzlies' PCAL-C tie

Jasmin Castillo scored two goals to help the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies force a Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division tie on Wednesday evening.