Tag: Pajaro Valley High
Aptos’ Mikayla Santaella named Girls Athlete of the Year
The life of a high school student-athlete was something Aptos High senior Mikayla Santaella knew she was getting herself into as soon as she...
Pajaro Valley promotes Casey Neligh to football head coach
Pajaro Valley High School announced Thursday that football defensive coordinator Casey Neligh was promoted to head coach of the program for the upcoming 2023...
Photos: Running at full speed | High school track and field
Local high school athletes have been competing in their respective league track and field championships and most recently the Central Coast Section semifinals at...
Grizzlies continue to improve on daily basis | High school softball
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Emily Quezada tried out for the softball team last season after deciding she wanted to play the sport for the...
Pajaro Valley’s Isaac Rojas named Cypress Division’s top player | PCAL...
WATSONVILLE—Prior to the season, Pajaro Valley High senior Isaac Rojas changed the shoelaces on his red cleats and it turned out they weren’t exactly...
MVC’s Alexa Malespina named Mission Division’s top defender | PCAL girls...
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian junior goalkeeper Alexa Malespina was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Defensive Player of the Year for her stellar...
St. Francis’ Sam Braun named top player in Cypress Division |...
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun got a late start to the basketball year after he was forced to sit out until January when...
Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino earns all-league first team honors | PCAL girls...
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Xitlali Montesino was faced with a difficult challenge of having to compete against some of the best teams in the grueling...
Grizzlies fall short to Bellarmine in D-I finals | CCS boys...
SAN JOSE—At the start of the season, Pajaro Valley High senior Ignacio Aguado called out a pair of schools and challenged them if they...
Preps of the Week: Pajaro Valley’s Ignacio Aguado, MVC’s Courtney Miller...
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 20-26.
Coaches and athletic directors...
ARTS & CULTURE
How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago
For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...
