High School Sports

There comes a time and moment during a game when a player simply takes over a game for his basketball team. St. Francis senior Robert Gomez Jr. and Pajaro Valley sophomore Alan Cervantes were those go-to guys for their respective squads this past winter season. The...

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer season was so jam-packed with talent this past winter campaign that coaches had no choice but to hand out two awards for the league’s top player. Aptos High senior Alexa Castañeda and Santa Cruz senior Lia Guilarte...

Aptos High seniors Ivan Zavala and Daniel Lozano each were recognized as two of the top players in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League during the 2025-26 winter season.  The coaches within the league awarded Zavala as the Attacker of the Year for his offensive...

The Watsonville High boys soccer team had one unforgettable season this past winter by collecting not one, but three championship trophies.  It began with a Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division crown, followed by the program’s 13th Central Coast Section title and then the first-ever...

Watsonville High senior Jackeline Cano was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Most Valuable Player for the 2025-26 winter campaign. The Wildcatz’s star player finished with 25 goals, according to the Monterey Bay Preps website.  Cano, along with teammates senior Jasleen Herrera and...

Aptos High senior Ella Porter trained for seven days a week on her craft as the quarterback for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League flag football champion Mariners during the 2025 campaign.  Their season came to an end Nov. 3 after an early exit in...

The Reggie Stephens Foundation this weekend will continue a long-standing tradition of highlighting the top high school talent from the region.  A group of Santa Cruz County’s finest is set to take on the best Monterey County has to offer in the 13th annual Central...

Aptos High senior Alexa Castañeda has left behind an everlasting legacy on campus after four phenomenal years on the pitch with the girls soccer program. The Mariner star forward/midfielder aims to carry on her voyage this upcoming fall, and it won’t be too far from...

Watsonville High didn’t have to look too far in its pursuit of a new head football coach for the upcoming 2026 fall season. The school last week announced that Wildcatz’s baseball coach Tige McSwain will take over the football program just in time before spring...

Pajaro Valley High Athletics Department on Thursday announced that Kristian Flores was resigning from his position as head coach of the girls soccer program. Flores confirmed with The Pajaronian on Thursday afternoon following the school’s notification. “It’s a big time commitment, and my kids are getting...