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September 12, 2025

HS football: No horsin' around

Monte Vista Christian bounced back late last season after winning its final four Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division games of the season. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s Mustangs football team.

MBL Golf: Tran named Pacific division M.V.P. for champion Mustangs

Tran was the overall medalist at Monday’s MBL Golf Championships at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey. He fired a two-over par 73 through the unusually windy and cloudy conditions in the Monterey hills.

HS Football, Week 2: Local teams hit the road looking for wins

St. Francis High got off to a solid start last week. Pajaro Valley High will try to flush last week’s performance.

Girls' PCAL-C Soccer: M.V.C. rallies to tie Seaside in battle of unbeatens

Shayna Lebovitz’s header off of Sophia Bessa’s free kick in the final minute of the match clanked off the crossbar and out, preserving a frustrating 1-1 tie for both teams.

Watsonville High taps alumna Becky Clark as school’s newest athletic director

A little more than two decades ago, Becky Clark was one of the most passionate wrestlers to compete for Watsonville High. She made a name for herself after finishing runner-up at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships in 2001.   Clark, who will turn 40...

Ocean Speedway: Scelzi wins Sprint Car finale, Furr captures third season title

Brad Furr finished third behind Scelzi and Justin Sanders, but wrapped up the third Sprint Car season championship of his career.

Local Roundup, 11/9: Aptos girls' tennis season halted in CCS

The Aptos High girls’ tennis team had its undefeated season come to a close on Tuesday in the second round of the Central Coast Section tournament via a 7-0 loss to the No. 2 seed Saratoga High in Saratoga.

Photos: Stanford’s VanDerveer becomes all-time NCAA’s basketball leader in wins 

Stanford University women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer etched herself into the record books this past weekend by becoming the all-time NCAA’s leader in wins for either men or women’s basketball.   VanDerveer surpassed former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory at...

Raiders Pro Bowl LT Donald Penn absent at start of camp

Coach Jack Del Rio said he found out Friday morning that Penn wouldn't be reporting to camp as he hopes to get an improved contract.

NMC continues to fight through adversity | HS football

CASTROVILLE—The football season hasn’t gone quite as planned for North Monterey County High first-year head coach Juan Cuevas.  He knew there would be some growing pains and a lot of bumps in the road, including some tough losses. Cuevas said once teams begin to start losing...