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January 15, 2025

Local Roundup, 3/30: Wilson hits 5th homer of season in ‘Catz win

Juliana Wilson hit her fifth home run of the season in Watsonville’s 7-4 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division win over the Gilroy High Mustangs on Tuesday in Watsonville.

Ocean Speedway: Justin Sanders adds another sprint car victory.

Justin Sanders won the 30-lap Taco Bravo Ocean Sprint car main event on Friday night to record his fifth win of the season.

Local Roundup, 4/5: Cabrillo College softball loses heartbreaker

The Cabrillo College softball team dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker against Foothill College on Tuesday in Coast Conference South division action on the road.

Girl's CCS Basketball: Aptos stuns top seed; St. Francis advances to 4th final in 5 years

Senior guard Teal Maxiner scored 18 points, freshman guard Gabby Giuffre added 17 and the No. 5-seeded Mariners knocked off top-seeded South San Francisco, 58-50, on Wednesday night in San Jose to advance to the Central Coast Section Division III champion

Mustangs trying to turn season around | High school football

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian football team had been looking for ways to get back on track after two consecutive losses to begin Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play. The Mustangs galloped their way back with a 34-24 win over North Salinas in front of...

CCS soccer roundup: Watsonville boys roll Los Gatos; Aptos girls also advance

Top-seeded Watsonville exploded for five goals to storm past No. 8 Los Gatos, 5-0, in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals at Emmett M. Geiser Field.

Photos: Stanford’s VanDerveer becomes all-time NCAA’s basketball leader in wins 

Stanford University women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer etched herself into the record books this past weekend by becoming the all-time NCAA’s leader in wins for either men or women’s basketball.   VanDerveer surpassed former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory at...

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Layla Ruiz, Watsonville High

Watsonville High's star distance runner, Layla Ruiz, broke a school record that stood for nearly 30 years. She will be one of the favorites to win nearly every race — 1,600 and 3,200 meters — she will participate this season.

Sharks baseball team continues to roll in PCAL Mission play | Sports Roundup

SALINAS—St. Francis senior Kai Price put together a stellar performance on the mound Wednesday afternoon as he tossed a no-hitter in just five innings of work. The left-handed pitcher struck out 10 batters and gave up four walks for the Sharks baseball team in its...

Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Abraham Martinez and St. Francis’ Georgia Otzman

The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 23-29. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Abraham Martinez (Jr.), Watsonville The Wildcatz’s two-way player was all over the...