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February 13, 2026

20 Athletes in 20 Days: E.J. Kelly

A CIF state qualifier each of the last three seasons, Kelly will return for his senior year as the leader of St. Francis High’s cross country team and a bigger contributor for the school’s basketball team.

No. 20 Stanford beats No. 9 Notre Dame 38-20

K.J. Costello threw two of his career-high four touchdown passes to start that scoring spree and 20th-ranked Stanford rallied for a 38-20 victory over No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday night.

‘Catz remain competitive despite costly injuries | Girls basketball

WATSONVILLE— The Watsonville High girls’ basketball team has not played a game this season with the entirety of their roster - and therefore have yet to reach their full potential. The Wildcatz have plenty of numbers with 18 players on the roster, but the temporary...

Giants swept by Rockies

Freeland (2-1) mixed a wicked sinker with a two-seam fastball to get 12 groundouts and three strikeouts. The Denver native allowed six hits and shattered three bats on a day when the Giants changed their lineup to try to break out of a hitting funk. It di

HS football: Soaring Condors

North Monterey County had its share of ups and downs last season, showing glimpses of success but also displaying signs of a team struggling to close out games. Here's a quick breakdown of this year's team.

Grizzlies work on getting back to winning form | Boys basketball

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys basketball head coach Eddie Marin has seen plenty of ups and downs during his short tenure with the program. One of those low moments he’d like to put behind him was last year after going winless in his first season as...

Curry's 32 lead Warriors over Rockets 113-106

Stephen Curry scored 32 points, Klay Thompson had 25 and the Warriors built a big lead early and held on for a 113-106 win over the Houston Rockets to become the sixth NBA team to win at least 60 regular season games in three straight seasons.

Mariners confident they can make a run at a CCS D-II title | Girls soccer

APTOS—The divisions and seedings for the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs were all set in place on Thursday evening.  And when it was all said and done, Aptos High coach Gina Castañeda was hoping they’d end up in the Division I field. Especially because they...

Cabrillo football program suspends operations for two years

Cabrillo football
It’ll be a few years before fans will see any action from the Cabrillo College football team.  The community college’s Board of Trustees held a special virtual meeting Tuesday evening and came to a unanimous decision to suspend football operations for at least two years. Cabrillo...

Aptos’ Laurel Southall earns All-SCCAL First Team honors | Girls basketball

Aptos High junior guard Laurel Southall earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team honors following a strong performance on the court this season. The coaches within the league recognized Southall for helping the Mariners girls’ basketball team to an 8-18 overall record this...