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February 5, 2026

On the Lowdown: End of an era

The Oakland Raiders recently played its final regular season game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. I made the trip to Colorado to watch the “Silver...

Girls basketball: Young Wildcatz continue rebuild under Cook

Watsonville High girls’ basketball coach Zachary Cook is in year two of the slow, methodical process of rebuilding a program with young talented players. Last year,...

Weekly roundup, 01/17: Franco sets school record with 69-point performance

Ceiba Prep senior Jesse Franco put up a school record 69 points in a 93-87 road loss to Trinity Christian on Wednesday night. The Spartans...

Girls soccer: Grizzlies, Castillo on hunt for program’s first league title

The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team is on pace for a record-setting season, led by one of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division’s...

On the Lowdown: Grizzlies’ softball team is asking for assistance

Pajaro Valley High softball coach Shelley Chavez has been busy this season with her first task of building a full roster from scratch. It’s something that can...

Boys basketball: Grizzlies remain in playoff hunt despite loss

GILROY–The Pajaro Valley High boys’ basketball team came into Tuesday night’s game against Gilroy High riding a four-game winning streak in league play. But the...

Boys basketball: Mariners roll through Condors in CCS opener

Aptos High basketball
The Aptos High boys’ basketball team showed no signs of rust in its Central Coast Section postseason opener. The Mariners defeated North Monterey County High,...

Boys soccer: Wildcatz suffer another gut-wrenching loss against rival Bellarmine

WATSONVILLE–The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team was extremely confident it would get to the Central Coast Section Open Division Finals this season. The only problem...

Coronavirus: Local athletes affected by Olympic postponement

The sports world took a major hit Tuesday as the International Olympic Committee announced it will postpone this year’s summer games.  Thomas Bach, president of...

Watsonville schools to compete in SCCAL when Covid restrictions loosen

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Wednesday took a big step forward in the anticipated return of high school sports, announcing its 2021...