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April 28, 2026

HS Football: Local teams show their stuff at SCCAL Jamboree

The annual Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Jamboree was Friday night at Carl Conelly Stadium on the campus of Cabrillo College in Aptos and we learned plenty about the 10 teams from the county.

Senzatela wins again as Rockies take 3 of 4 at San Francisco

Senzatela settled down after a rough first inning, holding San Francisco scoreless on four hits over the next six innings in the Rockies' 4-3 victory Sunday.

‘Catz’s boys’ track and field wins O’Condon Invitational | Weeklys Sports Roundup

Watsonville High’s boys’ track and field team capped off an excellent week of competition by winning the O’Condon Invitational at North Monterey County High School on April 5.  The Wildcatz won the team title with a score of 64 points, ahead of Bret Harte (58)...

Mariners come out swinging, spoil Giants home opener, 6-4

Mitch Haniger hit a two-run single, Kyle Seager also singled in a run in a big first inning, and the Mariners spoiled the Giants' home opener with a 6-4 win Tuesday.

Fresh faces Correa, Altuve, Bellinger in World Series

A new generation of ballplayers is featured in the World Series starting Tuesday night. Houston's dynamic infield duo of Correa and the diminutive Jose Altuve sparks the top offense in the major leagues. The tantalizing trio of Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager and Chris Taylor has the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Series for the first time since 1988.

Little League Roundup, 5/11: Padres secure pair of wins in Majors; Acosta-Romero tosses 2-hitter

Trey Silva clubbed a pair of doubles and had two RBIs for the Angels. Edgar Ramirez, Brianna Leon and Elias Siegal each hit a pair of singles. Ramirez also had two RBIs, while Chase Dicey and Anthony Smith doubled.

HS Athlete of the Week: Layla Ruiz, Watsonville

Wildcatz’s freshman distance runner Layla Ruiz won the 400- and 3,200-meters at the King City Invitational on Saturday. She moved into seventh in both events in Watsonville’s all-time record book.

Boys MBL Basketball: Pajaro Valley’s Quintero named top sophomore

Quintero, the Freshman of the Year last season, averaged 22.2 points per game over 25 contests, a mark that was second-best in the entire Central Coast Section, according to the stats kept by MaxPreps.

HS Volleyball: SCCAL, MBL both holding volleyball jamborees

Watsonville and the five other local teams will all partake in league jamborees today at various sites. North Monterey County High and Pajaro Valley High will join the Wildcatz at North Salinas High for the Monterey Bay League Pacific division jamboree and Monte Vista Christian travels to Salinas High for the MBL-Gabilan division jamboree, while Aptos High, St. Francis High and Mt. Madonna will compete in the brand-new Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Jamboree at Santa Cruz High. All three jamborees are set for a 9 a.m. start.

Local Roundup, 1/20: Hernandez Marquez’s hat trick leads Aptos over S.F.

Behind Monserrat Hernandez Marquez’s hat trick, Aptos High rolled past St. Francis High in a 9-0 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League victory on Thursday night in Aptos.