I recently read a quote that went something like this: “I figure a lot of predictions are best. People will forget the ones I get wrong and marvel over the rest.” So please read carefully, but remember selectively.

Cougars softball falls in second round of playoffs

Several Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High School athletes have qualified for the Central Coast Section finals Friday, May 28, at Gilroy High School after competing at the semifinal meet last weekend.

Of the almost 200,000 Major League Baseball games played over 134 years, only 19 games have been perfect, in which no member of one team reached base for any reason. The trick is a rarity in Little League, as well, as just one walk or fielding error would ruin a pitcher’s ultimate accomplishment.