Local Sports

• Local roundup: Stevenson boys advance to CCS championship basketball game - Wed, 4 Mar 2015 22:44:56 PST
  For the first time in the program's history, the Stevenson boys basketball team will be competing for a Central Coast Section title.
• Notre Dame puts clamps on Stevenson to advance to CCS championship game - Wed, 4 Mar 2015 22:42:15 PST
  SAN JOSE >> Sometimes Sarah Muzik needs a little encouragement to shoot. "I just have more confidence in my teammates shooting the ball than myself,'' the Notre Dame point guard said.
• Spirits advance to CCS Division V final - Wed, 4 Mar 2015 22:17:01 PST
  SAN JOSE >> Notre Dame point guard Sarah Muzik scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half on Wednesday, leading the Spirits to the Central Coast Section Division V finals after a 55-39 win over Stevenson at Del Mar High.
• North Salinas girls survive challenge to return to CCS hoop title game - Wed, 4 Mar 2015 22:12:22 PST
  SAN JOSE >> The road to the Central Coast Section Division I girls high school basketball finals proved both icy and bumpy Wednesday night for defending champion North Salinas.
• Jeff Ritter, The Golfing Life: Lessons learned from Jim Furyk - Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:23:44 PST
  The Golfing Life A few weeks ago at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am I was happy to see my old high school teammate, Jim Furyk.
• Car Talk: Driving with parking brake on can cause all brakes to fail - Wed, 4 Mar 2015 15:57:57 PST
  Q Is it possible to drive with a parking brake on? I was driving, and then all of a sudden my brakes failed (I was going about 50 mph).
• Palma hoops rallies past Half Moon Bay in CCS playoffs - Tue, 3 Mar 2015 23:04:21 PST
  SALINAS >> Just like practice. That's what Jack Burlison kept telling himself as he walked to the free-throw line.
• CCS D-IV boys basketball: Pacific Grove falls to Santa Cruz in semis - Tue, 3 Mar 2015 23:03:25 PST
  SANTA CRUZ >> It was a rather hairy situation for the Santa Cruz High boys basketball team. The Cardinals, the top seed in the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs, had their 16-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter against No.
• Local roundup: Soledad's Marco Leal earns MTAL boys soccer MVP - Tue, 3 Mar 2015 23:02:35 PST
  Marco Leal of Soledad was named the Mission Trail Athletic League's Most Valuable Player in boys soccer.
• John Devine, Prep Sports in review: Palma playing for home game in Nor Cal hoops tournament - Mon, 2 Mar 2015 22:32:24 PST
  Unlike the Central Coast Section Open Division football playoffs, consolation rounds in the basketball playoffs have meaning.
• Local roundup: Palma golf wins league opener - Mon, 2 Mar 2015 22:16:57 PST
  The Palma golf team opened Gabilan Division competition with a big win at Corral de Tierra on Monday, as all of its golfers carded a score under 40 at the par-36 course.
• Jim Tunney: Gauging the potential of an individual - Mon, 2 Mar 2015 17:27:19 PST
  After further review, the age-old question of how you measure potential in an individual or T-E-A-M will always be in the minds of employers.
• County Clipboard: Valenzuela wins gold in judo - Mon, 2 Mar 2015 17:25:32 PST
  Monse Valenzuela landed at the top of the podium, capturing a gold medal in her respective age and belt class at the Vacaville Invitational.
• Local roundup: Three county wrestlers headed to state - Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:05:00 PST
  The disappointment of not capturing a Monterey Bay League wrestling championship has softened for Barret Bonfantini.
• Notre Dame sophomore loses controversial semifinal match - Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:41:24 PST
  MONTEREY >> Her voice didn't hide the disappointment. The laugh was half-hearted. A quest for a perfect season came up short for Jenna Garcia after a controversial call.