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December 24, 2025

Girls' SCCAL Basketball: Aptos completes perfect SCCAL regular season

Tuesday night’s 68-49 victory over St. Francis High locked up the program’s first 12-0 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season since 1983. It’s also the first time the Mariners’ can call themselves league champions — period — since 2001.

Pajaro Valley records a school record for wins in a single season | High school softball

It had been 11 years since the last time Pajaro Valley was able to muster together at least five wins in one season.  For most programs it’s not a big deal, but being able to surpass that milestone almost seemed impossible for a school lucky...

Wildcatz’s CCS champion softball team honored by Watsonville City Council

Behind stellar pitching and timely hitting, Watsonville won its first-ever CCS title this season, beating Homestead High for the Division I crown in late May. The Wildcatz also became the first softball squad from Santa Cruz County to win a section title.

HS Football: Mustangs using ImPACT as another ‘layer’ of security against head injuries

M.V.C. this year is using the ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) program as another protective device against concussions.

Bowers passes for 2 TDs, Cal holds off Oregon State 37-23

Laird rushed for 214 yards on 33 carries — both career-highs — and quarterback Ross Bowers passed for two touchdowns, helping California hold off Oregon State 37-23 on Saturday.

McDavid, Kassian score short-handed, Oilers beat Sharks 2-0

Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian scored short-handed goals to help the Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0 Friday night, evening their first-round series at one game apiece.

Nats get Madson, Doolittle from A's for Treinen, prospects

Left-hander Jesus Luzardo and infielder Sheldon Neuse were sent to Oakland as part of Sunday's deal.

Mariners boys’ basketball falls to Bellarmine in Carmel Invitational title game | Weeklys Sports Roundup

Aptos senior Nick Tovani had a team-best 20 points for the Mariners boys’ basketball team in their 71-56 loss to Bellarmine in the 76th Annual Carmel Invitational on Dec. 21. Fellow teammate Isaiah Ackerman contributed 12 points, while Ryan Solorio had 10 points for Aptos,...

Harper-less Nationals split doubleheader against Giants

Kendrick hit a game-ending grand slam in the 11th inning, and the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Sunday in the finale of a day-night doubleheader.

NBA signing day brings salary cap, luxury tax questions

All the talk about salary caps and luxury taxes is when the game of basketball becomes a business. It's one of the reasons more and more front offices are being led by former stat analysts instead of former stat stuffers.