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October 19, 2025

Local Roundup, 3/6: Cabrillo men’s hoops season ends in third round

The No. 9-seeded Cabrillo College Seahawks had their season come to an end in a 77-60 loss to the top-seeded City College of San Francisco Rams the third round of the CCCAA playoffs on Saturday night.

No, the Warriors, Cousins didn’t break the NBA

Yes, DeMarcus Cousins is going to be playing for the Golden State Warriors next season. No, you’re not living in a dream (or nightmare for some) in which one of the former laughingstocks of the NBA is now the embodiment of a full-powered, six-Infinity-Stone Thanos.

HS Football, Week 7: League title chases starting to take shape

A look at the local high school football action happening in week 7.

Ryu, Puig injured in Dodgers' 2-1 loss to Giants

The Dodgers were hardly happy about losing to Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday night, but with the postseason looming, what really irked Los Angeles was the possibility of losing two key players.

HS Athlete of the Week, 2/19-2/24: Natalia Ackerman

Aptos High sophomore forward scored 25 points on 12 of 14 shooting, and had six rebounds, five blocks and five steals in the Mariners win over Live Oak High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Division III playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

Local Roundup, 3/17: Keenan, Koenig help M.V.C. to 1st league win

Tyler Keenan drove in a trio of runs to lead Monte Vista Christian to a 7-4 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division win over Salinas on Thursday in Salinas.

Boys NorCal Volleyball: Aptos drops heartbreaker in D-II semis

Playing in its first-ever CIF NorCal Division II semifinal match, No. 4 Aptos gave top-seeded Amador Valley High everything it could handle in a 25-20, 19-25, 25-13, 23-25, 23-21 loss in Pleasanton.

Girls' SCCAL Basketball Preview, 2017-18: Aptos, St. Francis return majority of starters for title runs

Their leading scorers and starting guards, junior Hannah Hocom and sophomore Gabby Giuffre, are back and their two best bigs, sophomore Natalia Ackerman and senior Abbi Saxton, also return for fourth-year head coach Stefan Hocom – Hannah’s father.

Local Roundup, 4/27: Watsonville boys track finishes season with wins

The Watsonville High boys track and field team finished off its Monterey Bay League Pacific division season with a pair of wins over Pajaro Valley High (117-13) and Christopher High (79-56) on Wednesday in Watsonville.

Tony's Thoughts: Aptos looking to make name for itself vs. McClymonds

Aptos has made a name for itself in Santa Cruz County and the CCS over the last eight seasons — winning six league titles and four section crowns in that time — and the Mariners will have another chance to bring a little more recognition to the juggernaut program from a pint-sized collection of towns with a population of just over 24,000.