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January 30, 2026

Dream Big: P.V. United raising money to represent Watsonville in Barcelona

For the past two years, P.V. United has been raising money to fly out the entire 16-player team and coaching staff to play in the prestigious IberCup in Barcelona. And with a little less than a year left to generate funds, Guerrero and Co. have sped up th

Aguilar's 2-out hit backs Nelson as Brewers beat Giants 6-3

Jimmy Nelson struck out six and allowed seven hits along with his first walk since May 23 in Milwaukee's 6-3 victory Wednesday night over the San Francisco Giants.

Preps of the Week: Aptos’ Eddie Alvarez, Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 3.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected].  Preps of the Week Boys: Aptos High junior Eddie Alvarez...

Pajaro Valley drops league opener to Santa Cruz | High school football

Pajaro Valley’s football team couldn’t catch a break in last week’s league opener even when momentum seemed to be riding their way the entire afternoon. As a result, the Grizzlies fell to Santa Cruz, 44-19, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division...

Kaeding wins Sprint Car feature at Ocean Speedway

Bud Kaeding won the 30-lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event on Sept. 21 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

Hunter Strickland suspended 6 games, Bryce Harper 4

There is widespread agreement on one topic the day after a bench-clearing brawl that led to a six-game suspension for Giants reliever Hunter Strickland and a four-game ban for Washington slugger Bryce Harper.

From sports star to inmate: OJ Simpson to plead for parole

Now, an aging Simpson will appear as inmate No. 1027820 in a starkly plain hearing room in a remote Nevada prison Thursday to plead for his freedom. He's spent more than eight years behind bars for armed robbery and assault with a weapon after trying to t

Falcons return to the gridiron in preparation for redemption season | PCAL football preview

There’s no need to disguise it. As usual, the Scotts Valley High football team plans to play smash mouth football this upcoming fall season by running up the gut with power backs such as senior Eli Velez. Velez, a senior, carried most of the workload last...

Grizzlies girls’ team gets redemption against Monterey | High school soccer roundup

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team got a goal from an unlikely source and stunned Monterey High for its first loss in league action this season Sophomore Heidy Cadenas came off the bench to score the game-deciding goal for the Grizzlies in their 2-1...

49ers acquire QB Garoppolo from Patriots for 2nd-round pick

After waiting 3 1/2 years as Tom Brady's backup in New England, Garoppolo is ready to have the chance to be the starting quarterback of his own team after being traded to San Francisco for a 2018 second-round draft pick.