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July 26, 2024

St. Francis’ Nash Horton, Watsonville’s Amelia Martinez named Preps of the Week | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 1-7 and March 30.    Preps of the Week Boys: St. Francis High junior Nash Horton tallied six base hits to go along with six RBIs and...

Grizzlies maintain positive attitude despite ongoing struggles | High school baseball

In January, baseball coaches within the Pacific Coast Athletic League have a meeting before the first set of practices begin at the end of the month.  One of the questions always raised for Pajaro Valley High is how many kids are going to show up,...

St. Francis’ Nash Horton, MVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira named Preps of the Week | Central Coast Preps Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Central Coast Preps Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 25-31.    Preps of the Week Boys: St. Francis High junior Nash Horton batted a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run—his third of the season—to...

‘Catz battle through adversity with PCAL season underway | High school softball

A small dark cloud currently hangs above the Watsonville High softball team, which at the moment has five players either sidelined with injuries or unable to perform this season. Those on the injury reserve list includes senior co-captain Cameron Llamas with a quad injury and...

Watsonville’s Giancarlo Mendo, Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal named Preps of the Week | Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 18-24.    Preps of the Week Boys: Watsonville High senior standout distance runner Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events to help the Wildcatz boys’ track...

St. Francis’ Maya Calfee given Cypress Division’s top honor | All-PCAL girls basketball 

St. Francis freshman guard Maya Calfee may appear small in stature and calm in demeanor, which is something the opposition most likely overlooked during the 2023-24 season.  However, the star hoopster played with a desire to outcompete her opponents each night, and attributes that to...

Mariners on course for successful season in SCCAL play | Boys volleyball 

Transitioning from one sport to another can be a daunting task for some student-athletes, especially this late in the school year. That didn’t seem to be the case for Aptos High junior Jackson Bloom after he went from driving a basketball down the court to...

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...

St. Francis’ Junior Ibarra, MVC’s Ava Johnson, Aptos’ Luke Garvey, Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz named Preps of the Week | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

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...

PV’s Valeria Acosta named Mission Division’s co-MVP | All-PCAL girls soccer

Pajaro Valley High senior Valeria Acosta was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s co-Most Valuable Player for the 2023-24 girls soccer season. Acosta and Giselle Zepeda of league champion Soledad High will share this year’s top honors after both players had superb seasons...
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Neighbors worry over village for homeless people

Residents of a Watsonville neighborhood are pushing back against a proposed housing project meant to help homeless people staying along the Pajaro River levee....