Sports

In this week’s episode, John and Juan will discuss some of the new changes and other updates for both the Pacific Coast Athletic and Santa Cruz Coast Athletic leagues. Then they’ll take a minute to chat with Watsonville native Ruben Ibarra, who is having a...

For the first time since the Pacific Coast Athletic League was formed in 2018, Aptos High will not be a member of the Gabilan Division—the highest of the four tiers within the league. After going winless in league play, they were relegated to the Mission...

Ruben Ibarra instantly became a household name for the Chattanooga Lookouts after he was called up to the Cincinnati Reds’ Double-A affiliate two years ago. The 27-year-old Watsonville native even turned into somewhat of a celebrity during this current 2026 campaign. His nickname “Big Papa” was...

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...