Better player, better person: Warriors two-way player Damion Lee reflects on wild recovery
After tasting the NBA for the first time last season with the Atlanta Hawks, Lee said he’s ready to build on what he called an “euphoric” rollercoaster ride to realizing his dreams of playing in the league he grew up watching.
HS Football: Pajaro Valley hopes for short stay in PCAL's lower division
With the school’s long-awaited athletic fields also finally moving ahead, Pajaro Valley could be on the verge of becoming a blossoming football program. And this year’s senior class — 14 of the 31 players on roster — wants to be the group to spark that change.
HS Football, Week 11: Aptos falls short of PCAL-G title
A week after falling one yard short of a game-winning touchdown against Palma, the Mariners fell a yard short of icing what would have been a title-clinching victory in Friday night’s 28-24 loss to Salinas at “The Pit.”
Raiders fire GM Reggie McKenzie
A person familiar with the move says McKenzie was let go from the position he had held for almost seven seasons a day after Oakland beat Pittsburgh 24-21 for its third win of the season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not made an announcement. The NFL Network first reported the firing.
Boys soccer: Watsonville beats Menlo-Atherton, 3-0, in Homestead Christmas Cup final
Sophomore forward Jael Leal got the scoring started in the 62nd minute, junior midfielder Eric Vasquez added the second score five minutes later on a beautiful weaving drive and Angel Luis Hernandez scored the final goal in the 78th.
HS Athletes of the Week, 12/21: Diego Padilla & Jayleen Solorzano
The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Dec. 10-16.
Girls' soccer roundup, 2/1: Mustangs continue march toward PCAL-Cypress title
Emily Edgerle scored two goals and Caroline Sullivan added the third goal for M.V.C. (10-2-4, 8-0-2), which can clinch its first league crown since the 2014-15 season with a win against Monterey tonight at home and a tie between Seaside and Pajaro Valley.
JC Roundup, 2/22: Seahawks men’s hoops locks in second place in CC-South
On a night in which the sophomores were supposed to take center stage, it was the true freshmen that stole the show, as the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team closed out its conference home schedule with a 70-63 victory over the De Anza College Dons on Feb. 15 in the Adobe Palace.
Wharf to Wharf: Anthony Rotich saves the best for last
Anthony Rotich becomes first American in 24 years to win Sunday's Wharf to Wharf Race, while Kenyan Vicoty Chepngeno takes home the women’s title.
Wharf to Wharf Notebook
The 47th annual Wharf to Wharf was a huge success, once again, as thousands of competitors took part in the six-mile run between the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves early Sunday morning.