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November 28, 2025

PV Sports Football Power Rankings, 10/29: Mustangs hang on to top spot

1. M.V.C. (6-1, 4-0): The Mustangs are back from a bye week and still remain at the top of this week’s PV Sports Football Power Rankings.  They are the lone team in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission division with a perfect record in league...

HS Sports: Watsonville fills baseball, girls basketball coaching vacancies

James Garza was hired to lead the school’s baseball program, and Zach Cook was tabbed to take over the girls basketball team, Watsonville Athletic Director Mark Northcutt recently told the Register-Pajaronian.

Grizzlies pounce on Pumas in ‘B’ Division semifinals | SCCAL basketball tournament

 WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team thought they were done for the season after last week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale against San Lorenzo Valley High. But a late phone call on Saturday told them otherwise.  Erika Martinez scored a game-high 15 points for...

SCCAL Track & Field: Pardue, Aptos boys dominate; Aptos girls break relay record

On Saturday, Pardue dusted the competition in the 100- and 200-meter sprints to claim the title of fastest in the county a year after missing the entire season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which he suffered in football.

Raiders WR Amari Cooper downplays big game

Instead of gloating after coming off the best game of his career with 11 catches for 210 yards last week against Kansas City, Cooper maintained the same even-keeled persona.

HS softball preview, 2019: Senior talent giving way to strong crop of freshmen

Some of the top high school softball players in South Santa Cruz County are getting ready to sing their swan songs, and a strong group of underclassmen — mostly consisting of freshmen — is primed to fill their large shoes.

Bellinger, Dodgers top Astros 6-2 to tie World Series 2-all

Hitless in 13 at-bats, Bellinger doubled and scored the tying run in the seventh inning , then doubled home the go-ahead run off struggling closer Ken Giles in a five-run ninththat lifted Los Angeles to a 6-2 win Saturday night and tied the Series at two games apiece.

Sharks get 4-1 win while Canucks battle mumps

Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Martin Jones made 35 saves, helping the Sharks beat the undermanned Canucks 4-1 on Saturday night.

Building a strong bond, chemistry are key elements for St. Francis | PCAL football preview

One of the best parts of going into a new football season is getting a fresh start and going back to the chalkboard. A clean slate, so to speak.  It’s exactly what St. Francis High senior Mason Borrego and his teammates needed following a mediocre 2023...

Markelle Fultz set for the stage of being No. 1 pick

Barring an unforeseen change, Fultz will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, joining Simmons with the Philadelphia 76ers in an attempt to invigorate a once proud franchise. Two stars worthy of the top pick in consecutive years, neither o