Sports

Pajaro Valley High on Monday announced that Juan Roman was named the new head coach of the girls’ soccer team.  If the name sounds familiar, that’s because he was the former head coach of the boys’ soccer team until 2020. Yet, he had remained as...

Arturs Medveds was on a mission to defend his championship at the 54th running of the Wharf to Wharf race on July 26.  And just like the breeze that steadily flowed in from the Pacific Ocean, the 26-year-old Latvian native stayed cool and calm en...

Pajaro Valley High alumnus Ignacio “Nacho” Aguado took the chance of a lifetime earlier this year when he packed his bags to pursue a lifelong dream. In January, the 21-year-old Watsonville native earned an opportunity to play professional soccer with the Atlético Hidalgo Futbol Club...

In order to be the champ, one must beat the champ.  The Watsonville 14U All-Stars squad did exactly just that following an 8-1 victory against defending back-to-back champion Santa Cruz All-Stars in the PONY NorCal Coast Region championship at Franich Field in Watsonville on July...

One of the most difficult situations for a young athlete is having to sit on the sidelines following a major injury. Mostly because they are so used to being active. Thus was the case for St. Francis High graduate Jacob Jimenez, who went on the “injured...

There’s a lot of work that goes into being a student-athlete nowadays. Most have to juggle between practice, workouts (sometimes twice a day), school work and perhaps other responsibilities on a daily basis. Pajaro Valley High graduate Olivia Contreras knows this all too well seeing that...

Darren Jackson announced Monday morning that he is stepping down as head coach of the Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team four months after he led the program to a league championship. “It was a tough decision to make,” Jackson said. “I really was grateful...

Aptos High junior Nick Bjorn was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player for his superb play on the golf course during the 2026 spring season. Bjorn was runner-up in the SCCAL individual championship at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz on...

Aptos High junior Cole McGillicuddy earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team honors for the 2026 baseball season. The Cal-Berkeley commit batted a .500 average (33-for-66), including six home runs, 11 doubles, 30 RBIs, 28 runs scored and 14 stolen bases, according to the...

Aptos High junior Kalina Healy took the initiative to workout in the batting cage and in the weight room weeks before the softball season was officially underway. As they say, hard work pays off. Healy was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Co-Most Valuable Player...