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March 19, 2026

Hunter Strickland suspended 6 games, Bryce Harper 4

There is widespread agreement on one topic the day after a bench-clearing brawl that led to a six-game suspension for Giants reliever Hunter Strickland and a four-game ban for Washington slugger Bryce Harper.

Late rally helps Mariners take down Santa Cruz in SCCAL tourney | Boys basketball roundup

Aptos senior Ryan Solorio scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Mariners rally past Santa Cruz, 43-41, in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Cabrillo College on Feb. 15. “We’ve gone through so many years playing...

HS Football Preview, Week 0: P.V., St. Francis meet in rubber match

Pajaro Valley High won two years ago. St. Francis High exacted revenge last season. Friday’s rubber match at Emmett M. Geiser Field in Watsonville will determine which team truly owns the bragging rights, at least for the rest of the year.

PV Sports Football Power Rankings, 9/13

The Mariners lost another heartbreaker at home against Oakdale but still remain at the top of this week’s PV Sports Power Poll.

‘Catz survive PK shootout to capture 13th CCS title | Boys soccer

The word pressure had no meaning for Watsonville junior Jesus Contreras-Barboza during last weekend’s Central Coast Section Division II boys soccer championship game. The crowd fell dead silent as he was setting up for a potential game-winning penalty shot, and all that could be heard...

Cavs halt Warriors perfect postseason, party in Game 4

Golden State's perfect postseason is over, the champagne corks still in their bottles.

Curry returns with 24 points, Warriors beat Raptors 127-125

Curry returned from a two-game absence to score 24 points, Klay Thompson had 26 and the Warriors blew nearly all of a 27-point lead before beating the Raptors 127-125 on Saturday night.

SCCAL Baseball: St. Francis rallies past S.L.V., 5-4

St. Francis scored five runs over the final two innings to stun defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion San Lorenzo Valley, 5-4, and pick up its first league win of the season on Tuesday afternoon at home.

St. Francis senior named section’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Chloe Deleissegues, a multi-sport senior athlete with a 4.55 grade point average, was recently named the Central Coast Section Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Aptos’ football doubleheader highlighted by San Francisco 49ers

Aptos High hosted the “San Francisco 49ers High School Takeover” with a football doubleheader Sept. 27. With San Francisco 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam roaming the field and a social media team in place to film the action, two great games took place. The first one...