Sports

Pajaro Valley High senior Izaak Ocampo knows the football program has been considered a doormat of the league for quite some time.  In fact, the Grizzlies have recorded just one winning season since the team began competing in 2006. That was long before he was...

REDWOOD CITY—Pajaro Valley High senior Carlos Mata wasn’t in the starting lineup for their critical Central Coast Section Division I semifinal match against Sequoia High on Wednesday afternoon. In fact, he wasn’t even expecting to see any playing time on the pitch until he got...

Watsonville senior Stephanie Martinez and the rest of the Wildcatz crew are back on track after brushing off what seemed to be a shaky start to the 2025 fall campaign. On Wednesday, they extended their win streak to four straight—three in the past three days—following...

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian football team last week began its quest for a Pacific Coast Athletic League title.  However, the journey to league supremacy took a snag for the Mustangs following a 50-29 loss to Monterey High in Mission Division action on Sept. 22.  For sophomore...

Hernandez Marquez was recently named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player after leading Aptos to its fourth straight league title.

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the weeks of March 4-10 and 11-17.    Preps of the Week (March 4-10) Boys: St. Francis High senior Junior Ibarra batted 2-for-4 with two RBIs and pitched a complete game...

APTOS—It took the Cabrillo College softball team nearly a month to finally hit their stride following a rough start plagued with injuries and postponements. But looking back, the situation has metamorphosed the Seahawks into an unrecognizable team from the beginning of the season. With most...