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January 13, 2026

Junior ‘Catz pounce North County for Super Bowl title | Youth football

SALINAS—Watsonville Junior Wildcatz standout Giovani Rivero has been nearly impossible to contain in the Monterey Bay Youth Football League this season. He’s been using his agile legs to juke opposing defenses and zipping past offensive lineman for quarterback sacks.  Rivero used his swiftness once again to...

Mengden throws 7 scoreless, A's sweep Tigers with 3-2 win

The Oakland right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings, and Marcus Semien homered and drove in three runs, leading the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Girls' MBL Soccer: PV’s Castillo named league’s top Newcomer

Pajaro Valley High’s Jasmin Castillo, Monte Vista Christian’s Syerra Montes and North Monterey County High’s Marcella Gudiel were all honored by the soccer coaches from the Monterey Bay League Pacific division when league awards were released on Monday.

Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/17: Jesse Franco, Jasmin Castillo

Jesse Franco, Ceiba, (Sr.): Spartans’ senior led the way with 27 points in a loss against Kirby Prep on Jan. 6 in PCAL-Arroyo action. He also scored a season-high 69 points against Trinity on Wednesday night. Jasmin Castillo, Pajaro Valley, (Jr.): Grizzlies’ junior recorded a hat trick to help...

HS Football, Week 4: Watsonville runs wild on N.M.C. in league opener

Watsonville's run game feasted and their defense devoured the North Monterey County High School Condors, leading to a 35-7 victory and a fast start to league play.

Garoppolo, 49ers beat playoff-bound Rams 34-13

Garoppolo threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns to lead the 49ers to a 34-13 victory Sunday against a Rams team that chose to rest its big stars for the playoffs, including Goff, Gurley and Aaron Donald.

CCS soccer roundup: Watsonville boys roll Los Gatos; Aptos girls also advance

Top-seeded Watsonville exploded for five goals to storm past No. 8 Los Gatos, 5-0, in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals at Emmett M. Geiser Field.

Local Roundup, 10/3: Cabrillo volleyball suffers first loss, bounces back

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team won its first Coast Conference North match on Friday night and split a pair of matches at the Foothill Classic on Saturday.

Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison

LANSING, Mich. — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, "I just signed your death warrant."

CCS Cross Country Championships, 2018: Ruiz reaches new heights for 'Catz, leads local quartet to state

Ruiz, battling through nagging leg injuries over the course of the season, hung with Carlmont junior Kaimei Gescuk as long as she could, but could not close the gap down the final stretch of the Division I race.