Local Sports

• Love drives in six, earns save in Seaside baseball win - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:28 PST
  Seaside's Aaron Love wanted to make sure his six-RBI game came in a Spartan victory. So when called upon to take the hill in the seventh inning with the bases loaded, Love struck out two to earn the save in Tuesday's 9-8 win over Aptos.
• DOWN TO THE WIRE: Chieftains fall in final seconds to Arcata, 56-55, in Division IV state tournament - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:34:05 PST
  Palma had the ball trailing by one as it dribbled down the clock for a final shot. The home crowd anxiously stood and cheered, rooting for Palma to find a way to extend its season.
• CROWD PLEASERS: North Salinas levels Lincoln 80-72 to advance in Division I state tournament - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:48 PST
  One by one, players from North Salinas cut a little piece of the net for a lifetime memory. If there is another home game, the school will fit the bill. "I'm starting to get scared,'' North Salinas coach Darren Jackson said.
• Daylight savings time signals start of local golf season - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:40 PST
  On the East Coast, the start of the golf season is usually marked by the arrival of The Masters. Here on the Monterey Peninsula, it's right on the horizon.
• Who will challenge Tiger Woods this time? - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:38 PST
  Tiger Woods is reportedly practicing with his swing coach Hank Haney, and his return to golf appears imminent. It has been confidently speculated that Woods will be back playing tournament golf in two weeks, and at this point, it would be shocking if he missed the Masters next month.
• Local roundup: Aiello powers Breakers past Vikings, 7-1 - Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:48:15 PST
  Maria Aiello connected for a three-run homer in the third inning and finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs to lead the Pacific Grove softball squad to a 7-1 non-league victory over North Salinas on Monday.
• HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PROJECTIONS - Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:08:10 PST
  Mission Trail Athletic League 1. Stevenson: Despite losing two aces on the mound to graduation, the core of the team is intact, including 6-foot-7 sophomore pitcher Tucker Forbes and power hitting first baseman Nick Halamandaris. 2.
• Section champ North Salinas hopes to carry momentum into tonight - Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:07:53 PST
  Scanning through the dial on his television on Sunday, Darren Jackson found today's opponent playing on his screen. "It was one of the weirdest things,'' the North Salinas girls coach said. "This station was showing Lincoln's section title game against Lowell. I got to see all I needed to see.
• Boys State Tourney: CCS runner up Palma looks to rebound against lengthy Arcata - Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:06:42 PST
  Handling teams with height has been a problem in the postseason for the Palma boys basketball team. The Chieftains may not face a bigger team in the State Northern California Division IV playoffs than tonight when Arcata makes the seven-plus hour drive down from Humboldt County.
• Kristin Leal: Fresh water activities at Pinto Lake - Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:04:47 PST
  Tucked within Watsonville's subdivisions and nearby apple farms is a sweet little freshwater surprise. Just a quick drive north, Pinto Lake is pleasant spot for a picnic, for pick-up softball or soccer games or to catch fish.
• Local roundup: Ames, CSUMB slam San Bernadino - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:59:38 PST
  Senior shortstop Niki Ames hammered her first grand slam of her collegiate career to lift the No. 17 Cal State Monterey Bay softball team to a 10-2 victory over Cal State San Bernardino in the nightcap of the doubleheader. The Otters fell 2-0 in game one.
• VIKING CONQUEST: North Salinas wins first CCS Division I title, 51-31, over Menlo-Atherton in girls basketball - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:58:42 PST
  SANTA CLARA — All season North Salinas has talked about how knocking on the door wasn't enough — that to take the next step, it had to open the door. How about blowing the door open? Apparently getting to the Central Coast Section basketball finals was the hard part.
• Alisal Trojans win first CCS Division I crown in boys soccer - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:57:57 PST
  GILROY — Alisal goalkeeper Armando Serrano wasn't supposed to get the start for Saturday's Central Coast Section Division I boys soccer championship game against Watsonville.
• John Devine: Schutzler sizzling for Arizona softball - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:37:15 PST
  A sizzling start at the plate by junior Lauren Schutzler has helped the University of Arizona softball team jump out to a 12-1 start. Schutzler has ignited an offense at the top of the order, hitting a team high .513 for the Wildcats.
• Tunney side of sports - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:30:34 PST
  A fter further review É If you love and value the opportunity to compete, you've gotta love the Olympics. However, an individual athlete is really competing against his/her potential.