High School Sports

St. Francis sophomore Liliana Whitmeyer accounted for three touchdowns, and the Sharks defeated Salinas 20-19 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division flag football action on Monday. After trailing 13-0 in the first quarter, Whitmeyer scored a 14-yard rushing TD that gave St. Francis the...

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected]. Boys Max Arce (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian: The powerful Mustang...

Aptos’ girls’ volleyball team continues to show signs of improvement after splitting a pair of Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League matches this week. The Mariners began by beating Mount Madonna in a three-set sweep on Tuesday, and then fell to defending league champion Harbor in...

The confidence meter continues to grow for St. Francis after winning a fifth consecutive match Thursday night. In a clean sweep, the Sharks defeated North Salinas in three sets 25-19, 25-16, 27-25 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play.   Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre...

Pajaro Valley’s football team couldn’t catch a break in last week’s league opener even when momentum seemed to be riding their way the entire afternoon. As a result, the Grizzlies fell to Santa Cruz, 44-19, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division...

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 22-28. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Mathew Silva (Sr.), Watsonville: The Wildcat two-way player was a...

Watsonville junior quarterback Edwin Cornejo found his way running into the end zone late in the fourth quarter, and the Wildcatz rallied back from a 10-point deficit to beat Pacific Grove, 24-20, in a non-league thriller Friday night.  “Kudos to Pacific Grove,” Watsonville head coach...

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...

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 15-21. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Evan Vessey (Jr.), Monte Vista Christian: The Mustang starting quarterback...

Aptos junior Sam Hansen took home the gold in the boys’ division at the 2nd Annual Tom Leikam Cross Country Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park on Sept. 20. The Mariner standout runner won the race in 15 minutes, 54 seconds on a new modified...