Local Sports

• Just a Thought, John Devine: Do Sharks have what it takes this year? - Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:16:58 PDT
  San Jose >> You can only be left at the altar so many times before you start to get light-headed and doubts creep into your head.
• Local roundup: Track athletes bring home titles - Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:05:23 PDT
  San Jose >> A preliminary event to the Central Coast Section Track and Field finals in five weeks unfolded favorably for a handful of local athletes Friday at the Top Eight Meet at San Jose City College.
• Local roundup: Palma volleyball climbs into first - Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:17:23 PDT
  Salinas >> It got a little more crowded atop the Monterey Bay League boys volleyball standings on Thursday as the host Palma Chieftains beat the Christopher Cougars 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 18-25, 15-7 to earn their ninth consecutive league
• PrepNation video: Notre Dame and Palma track - Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:41:21 PDT
  Dave Kellogg, John Devine and Tommy Wright talk about the week in sports. John Devine interviews Notre Dame runners Samantha Fernandez and Palma's Chase Pacheco and coach Jason Smith.
• Local roundup: Notre Dame softball routs Scotts Valley - Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:00:24 PDT
  Aireal Sakasagawa had three hits and scored four runs Wednesday as the Notre Dame softball team improved to 18-2 overall after a 13-1 win over Scotts Valley.
• John Devine: Time for 49ers to grow up - Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:09:01 PDT
  You're about four months away from opening a new football stadium. You're a franchise that was literally two plays away from being in three straight Super Bowls — seven yards shy of winning an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl.
• Local roundup: Salinas baseball's offense erupts in win - Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:41:39 PDT
  Justin Flores ignited a 17-hit assault at the plate for the Salinas High baseball team with three hits, including a home run, in its 14-8 win over Frontier of Bakersfield in the Fresno Classic on Tuesday.
• Ex-NFL ref Tunney publishes first 'Tunney Side' collection - Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:55:27 PDT
  Pebble Beach >> Pebble Beach resident Jim Tunney, a well-known former NFL referee, spent much of his life enforcing rules.
• Sir Stirling Moss coming to Laguna Seca - Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:55:14 PDT
  Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Monterey >> Legendary British motor racing driver Sir Stirling Moss will be the honored guest at the Picnic in the Park event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on Aug.
• Former CSUMB player named head coach of Gonzaga women - Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:30:04 PDT
  SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga assistant women's basketball coach Lisa Fortier was promoted to head coach on Monday, replacing Kelly Graves, who left for Oregon after 14 seasons with the Bulldogs.
• John Devine: Many track and field stars come from Monterey County - Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:29:42 PDT
  We've had our share of track and field stars come through Monterey County over the past 50 years. Some like Darlene Tulua of Carmel in the discus and Calvin Harrison of North Salinas in the 200 and 400 meters still hold Central Coast Section records.
• Bill Jones, Dropping In: About those secret spots - Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:25:20 PDT
  Divers have them. Surfers have them. Kayakers have then. What is it? It's a secret spot, a honey hole, a pirates delight or that place that is yours and only a few friends know of it.
• Local roundup: Monterey High baseball earns win - Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:25:09 PDT
  The Monterey High baseball team's success at the Cupertino Lions Easter Tournament continued Monday as the Toreadores beat host Monta Vista of Cupertino 9-2.
• County clipboard: King City's Flores a catalyst for Hawaii baseball team - Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:48:37 PDT
  Former King City High slugger Marc Flores has continued where he left off last summer, leading the University of Hawaii baseball team in home runs and runs batted in this spring.
• Jim Tunney: Don't discount the feeling of belonging - Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:48:22 PDT
  In his "Hierarchy of Needs" theory the influential psychologist Abraham Maslow lists belonging as an important element in successful human development.