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April 29, 2026

AAU girls’ hoops team wins Bay Area tourney

RICHMOND—A local Amateur Athletic Union girls’ basketball team won a competitive tournament in the Bay Area this past weekend.  Athletic Club Santa Cruz beat out teams from Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco to capture the championship that was held at a local gymnasium in Richmond. ACSC...

Mariners continue deep postseason run into NorCal Regionals | Boys basketball 

As of Thursday, Aptos was one of four teams in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties that remained alive in the California Interscholastic Federation State boys basketball championships.  The No. 9 seed Mariners play at top seeded The King’s Academy—both representing the Central Coast Section—in the...

Wharf to Wharf returns to full capacity with 16k participants 

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, this weekend’s 52nd running of the Wharf to Wharf Race is back to its normal capacity limit.   The six-mile race from the Santa Cruz to Capitola wharves will feature 16,000 participants after it...

Cal seeks to get defensive under new coach Justin Wilcox

After four seasons of a spread offense under Sonny Dykes that was prolific at times but was too often overshadowed by a porous defense, the Bears are rebuilding with a defensive-minded coach in Justin Wilcox.

Sharks top Sabres 3-2 on Logan Couture's late goal

Couture's goal with 3:52 remaining in the third period Saturday sent the Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

Weekly Roundup, 11/30: Vasquez, Leal lead Watsonville soccer to season-opening win

Eric Vazquez scored two goals, Jeal Leal dished a pair of assists and the Watsonville boys soccer team shut out Aptos, 4-0, on Monday in Aptos to start the 2018-19 campaign with a win.

Grizzlies’ wrestling program continues to gain more interest 

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High wrestling team will go through some major growing pains this season as one of the youngest groups competing in the area. There might not be a lot of experience on the roster sheet but the Grizzlies seem to be optimistic for...

Clayton Kershaw strikes out seven, Dodgers beat Giants 2-1

Kershaw struck out seven over seven innings in another impressive performance in San Francisco's home ballpark, and Los Angeles beat the Giants 2-1 Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak against its rival.

HS football: Doyle named top offensive player in PCAL Mission division

Monte Vista Christian junior Brendan Doyle got a late start to the season but he had no trouble getting into rhythm on the offense.  The bulldozing running back was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division’s offensive player of the year and he was...

‘Catz battle through adversity during a challenging season | High school baseball

At times during the season, it seemed like the Watsonville High baseball team just wasn’t able to get out of a rut.   It got off to a rocky start in the preseason that included postponed games due to the series of rainstorms and a handful...