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April 10, 2026

Weekly roundup, 3/1: Local players sign letters to college football programs

Aptos High two-sport athlete Shane Modena on Wednesday signed his national letter of intent to play football at NCAA Division III Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash.

Aptos’ Neu, Fulton earn all-league honors | High school softball 

APTOS—Aptos High softball coach Phil Rojas had high hopes going into the spring season with a group primed to make a run at a league title. The Mariners (11-11, 6-6) found themselves instead sailing to a third-place finish in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League...

RSF to host 13th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Game

The Reggie Stephens Foundation this weekend will continue a long-standing tradition of highlighting the top high school talent from the region.  A group of Santa Cruz County’s finest is set to take on the best Monterey County has to offer in the 13th annual Central...

G league Basketball: Warriors drop Agua Caliente Clippers

The Santa Cruz Warriors outlasted their former head coach Casey Hill and the Agua Caliente Clippers, 115-100, on Saturday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena.

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Sharks football falls short in heartbreaking loss to Alisal 

St. Francis High senior Javier Da Rosa-Fonseca put the Sharks football team in prime position to steal last week’s game against Alisal on its home turf in Salinas.  The only problem was the standout quarterback was forced to sit out on the final play after...

‘Steady’ coach Gene Johnson dies

WATSONVILLE–Gene Johnson, who coached nearly six decades in Santa Cruz County, died Jan. 14, two days shy of his 95th birthday. He spent the last year and a half at Valley Convalescent Hospital in Watsonville with his wife, Doris, where they celebrated their 73rd anniversary...

Weekly roundup, 3/22: Santa Cruz Warriors clinch Pacific division title

Damion Lee scored a team-high 28 points, Kendrick Nunn chipped in 18 points off the bench and the Santa Cruz Warriors clinched the Pacific division title with a 120-116 win over the Capital City Go-Go on Wednesday in Santa Cruz.

Girl's MBL-Gabilan Volleyball: Experienced, deep M.V.C. looks to continue last year’s historic success

The defending CCS Division IV champions have looked as dominant as advertised in their first two wins, one of which came against CCS D-III runner-up Aptos High. There might have been a few ounces of doubt as to the potential of the team when the girls joined forces during the summer but it seems like that’s all gone.

Hoskins homers again, Phillies beat Giants 5-2

Philadelphia rookie Rhys Hoskins homered again, Pedro Florimon contributed with his bat and arm, and the Phillies scored three runs in the eighth to beat the Giants 5-2 on Sunday.

Photos: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am kicks off with charity events

MONTEREY—The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am kicked off Wednesday morning with a trio of golf events that entertained spectators and benefited local charities.  PGA Tour Professionals teamed up with professional athletes in a putting challenge that went down to the wire, while celebrities swung and chipped...