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November 5, 2026

CCS Sports: Section makes contingency plans for weekend’s events

Aptos and Terra Nova are set to play in Pacifica at 7 p.m. on Friday, but their CCS Open Division III matchup could be moved to Watsonville at 7 p.m. if the air quality in the coastal city just south of San Francisco does not improve.

Girls' CCS basketball: Ackerman's dominance leads Aptos to redemption, second D-III title in three years

Top-seeded Aptos won its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in the last three years, and the Mariners made it look easy with a 58-37 redemption win over No. 2 South San Francisco on Saturday at Palo Alto High.

Nelson, Hogge, Ryland Win Mike Cecil Memorial races at Speedway

Billy Nelson scored an impressive victory in the Mike Cecil Memorial American Stock Main Event Saturday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

HS Football: Watsonville eyes playoffs following 'serious' summer

Watsonville impressively has 63 players on its roster and a majority of them have packed on the muscle and trimmed off the fat in hopes of building on last year’s winning season, the program’s first since 2009.

Sharks ready to attack | HS football

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High football team came into last week’s Apple City Jamboree with a roster that looked surprisingly bigger and deeper than some of its most recent squads. And it’s the first time, in a long time, that Sharks coach John Ausman had to...

Youth soccer: Smashing impact

San Jose Earthquakes midfielder/forward Cristian Espinoza made a special visit to the Watsonville Breakers Youth 10 club's practice to spend time with the youngsters.

Sharks go on the hunt for a D-V title | CCS basketball

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High athletic director and girls basketball coach Adam Hazel wasn’t sure if the Sharks were going to get another chance to play this season, especially after he was uncertain who was playing and who was opting out of the Central Coast Section...

HS Golf: Aptos completes undefeated season to 3-peat as SCCAL champ

Aptos (14-2, 12-0) beat St. Francis High, 200-298, to secure the title and finished up its league season perfectly with a 203-245 victory over Harbor High.

Blue Jays win District 39 Majors TOC | Weekly Roundup

A late rally helped the Blue Jays of the Capitola/Soquel Little League win this year’s District 39 Majors Tournament of Champions title.  The Blue Jays scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat the Mets of the Aptos Little League, 4-1,...

Swimming: Going for Gold

Christopher Staka, one of the most decorated swimmers to come out of Aptos, is preparing for next year’s Olympic trials.