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September 23, 2026

Veterans aim to rewrite the history books at Pajaro Valley | PCAL football preview   

Pajaro Valley High senior Izaak Ocampo knows the football program has been considered a doormat of the league for quite some time.  In fact, the Grizzlies have recorded just one winning season since the team began competing in 2006. That was long before he was...

Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires

The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the nation's most celebrated wine-making region.

PV’s Lara-Alvarez named Santa Lucia’s top player | All-PCAL football

In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies. Prior to the start of this season, he jumped on the opportunity to add more on his plate as the team’s newest starting running back.  “I've always...

Little League Roundup, 5/23: Cubs, Mets secure spots in PVLL title games

The Cubs advanced to the Pajaro Valley Little League Majors Championship with a 5-2 win over the Padres on Saturday.

Khris Davis' 2-run homer leads Athletics to sweep of Yankees

Khris Davis hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third that held up to back rookie Jharel Cotton's first victory since May 4, and the Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Yankees with a 4-3 win Sunday.

Mustangs stay undefeated with crushing win over Stevenson | Girls lacrosse

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ lacrosse team is still somewhat of a new program that has been slowly developing over the past three years when they first arrived on the scene. Sure, one can still consider the Mustangs as the new kids on the block...

Watsonville’s Nate Aguilar establishes school record in triple jump | CCS boys’ track and field

Watsonville senior Nate Aguilar was facing elimination going into his final attempt in the triple jump at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships on May 24 when all of a sudden he asked spectators for a slow handclap.  As the claps began to...

Boys' MBL-P Basketball: WHS welcomes in PV in 'great night for the community'

Because of troubles with its scoreboard, Pajaro Valley moved its Friday night Monterey Bay League Pacific division showdown against Christopher High from the “Grizzly Den” to Watsonville’s historic Goicovich Gym. At the same time, Watsonville welcomed in MBL-P leading Seaside High across the street.

Tarasenko scores twice to lead Blues past Sharks 4-1

Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals to give him 34 on the season and Zach Sanford added his first since joining St. Louis to help the Blues complete a regular season sweep of the San Jose Sharks with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night.

Local Roundup, 9/26: Cabrillo women's volleyball stays undefeated

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team improved to 11-0 with a pair of wins on the final day of the Cabrillo College Classic, Saturday in Aptos.