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January 3, 2026

Podcast: Breaking down the PCAL-Cypress | Cover 3 Sports

https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-4-breaking-down-the-pcal-cypress In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes recap Week 3 of the football season and talk about some of the exciting finishes that happened over the weekend. Then they'll bring back sports reporter John Devine to see what’s going on in...

Girls soccer: Mariners capture league tourney championship

APTOS—Aubree Westjohn helped lead the Aptos High girls’ soccer team to a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season title  But the Mariners’ senior wasn’t satisfied.  She scored two goals on Saturday en route to a 4-1 victory over rival Santa Cruz High in the league tournament...

Grizzlies’ Carlos Escobar scores a season-best 29 points in crushing loss to York | Boys basketball

Pajaro Valley senior Carlos Escobar delivered one of his best performances on the basketball court last week with a season-best 29 points in the Grizzlies’ 70-65 loss to York School in league action Jan. 31. The standout out guard had a chance to tie the...

Deadly California fires explode again

The wildfires tearing through California wine country flared anew Wednesday, growing in size and number as authorities issued new evacuation orders and announced that hundreds more homes and businesses had been lost. The death toll climbed to 21 and was expected to rise higher still.

HS Football: St. Francis' Kovacs named MTAL-C Defensive Player of the Year

St. Francis High senior linebacker Josh Kovacs was named the Mission Trail Athletic League Coastal division’s Defensive Player of the Year, the league recently announced.

Girls' MBL Basketball: Four locals earn spots on respective first teams

Watsonville High senior Savanah Quintana and Pajaro Valley High junior Jayleen Solorzano made the MBL-Pacific division First Team, while Monte Vista Christian freshman Mackenzie Tellez and North Monterey County High senior Jocelyn Cazarez earned spots on the MBL-Gabilan division First Team.

Local Roundup, 4/27: Pajaro Valley’s Davis signs with VCSU

Pajaro Valley High alumnus Zack Davis recently signed his letter of intent to run cross country and track for NAIA Valley City State University in North Dakota.

Local Roundup, 9/21: Grizzlies go the distance against the Sharks

The Pajaro Valley High girls’ volleyball team went the distance on Thursday to defeat St. Francis High in five sets in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division play.

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Hunter Matys

A three-sport athlete who made a big jump during his junior year, Matys is poised to be a key contributor for Aptos High athletics during his senior year.

Sharks ironing out kinks prior to league season | Boys basketball

WATSONVILLE—There’s nothing flashy about the way St. Francis High junior Joseph Rose is taking charge of a Sharks boys’ basketball team slowly finding its groove at the right time. The standout guard’s style of play is nothing uncanny, just drain the open shot and be...