Santa Lucia Division All-League Football team
PCAL Santa Lucia Top Players
Offensive Player of the Year: Johrdan Garibay, St. Francis
Defensive Player of the Year: Charles Valencia, St. Francis
Lineman of the Year: Saul Noel Aquino, St. Francis
First team offense
Cash Rosburg, Harbor, QB
Johrdan Garibay, St. Francis, RB
Isaac Ortiz, Pajaro Valley, RB
Alonso Barcenas, Greenfield,...
Mariners narrowly edged by Harbor in league action | Boys soccer
SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos High boys’ soccer team sailed into enemy territory Tuesday evening hoping to gain a victory over Harbor High in the frigid-cold and inch closer to within the league standings.
Instead, the upset-minded Mariners had to jump overboard following a 2-1 loss to...
Watsonville’s Ruben Mora named The Pajaronian’s Boys Athlete of the Year
No pain, no gain.
It’s an idiom often used by athletes for motivation during some of the most grueling moments of their lives.
Watsonville High graduate Ruben Mora had his fair share of those moments while donning a Wildcatz uniform. Whether it was overcoming injuries or...
Podcast: Wrapping up preseason action | Cover 3 Sports
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Mariners aiming for fourth straight SCCAL title | High school baseball
Aptos High made its return to the diamond in February on a mission for a fourth straight league baseball championship in 2024.
It won’t be a cakewalk, though.
Led by ninth-year head coach Jason Biancardi, he knows the Mariners will once again be the target of...
NorCal’s finest: Mustangs capture CIF D-V crown | High school baseball
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian senior Jacob Woods texted baseball head coach Johnny Ramirez on Friday night prior to their big game in the CIF NorCal Regional finals.
Woods, who recently pitched a seven-inning gem in Tuesday’s Division V first round win, told his skipper he was...
Mariners continue historical run into the NorCal playoffs | Girls water polo
After capturing the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section title, Aptos was looking to keep this season’s magical run alive.
Junior Adelaide Friedley recorded four goals to help lift the No. 2 seeded Mariners past No. 7 Marin Catholic, 7-4, in the opening round of the...
Mariners’ magnificent playoff run comes to an end | CCS high school footballÂ
Aptos turned some heads during its improbable run in the Central Coast Section playoffs after it pulled off back-to-back stunning wins to reach last week’s Division III championship game.
However, the storybook tale came to a close after the No. 7 seed Mariners fell short...
Pajaro Valley’s Isaac Rojas named Cypress Division’s top player | PCAL boys soccer
WATSONVILLE—Prior to the season, Pajaro Valley High senior Isaac Rojas changed the shoelaces on his red cleats and it turned out they weren’t exactly the right length.
No matter how many times he tied them they just came apart, continuously stepping on them yet never...
Mariners softball team edges Scotts Valley for a win in SCCAL action | Sports Roundup
SCOTTS VALLEY—Aptos High senior pitcher Ada Neu recorded 12 strikeouts in seven innings to help the Mariners softball team to a 4-3 win against Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
She gave up four hits and three unearned runs. Neu batted...
What Makes Watsonville Community Hospital—and America—Great
Thirty-three years ago, while my family was preparing for a birthday party, I decided to arrive early. My mother was shopping for a cake...