Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill wins four events at Knights Invite | Girls track and field
SOQUEL—Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill won four events including a record-setting performance in the high jump at the fifth annual Knights Invite.
Churchill, who is competing next year at UC Davis, jumped a personal-best 5 feet, 08 inches that helped her claim the high jump...
Mustangs stomp Notre Dame in PCAL opener | Girls basketball
WATSONVILLE— The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team began league play exactly how they intended.
With a decisive win.
The Mustangs defeated Notre Dame Salinas, 38-11, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Tuesday night.
Sophomore guard Sophia Cortes made her presence known with...
Wildcatz hungry for a PCAL-Cypress title | HS football
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High football team has been able to play in three of its scheduled games this season amidst the trouble that other Santa Cruz County schools are facing with ongoing cancelations due to Covid-19 protocols.
Second-year head coach Anthony Valdivia did have a small...
Mariners’ boys hoops remains undefeated after smashing win over Toreadors | Sports Roundup
CARMEL—Aptos High senior guard Cameron Saldana scored 17 points for the Mariners boys basketball team in a 63-41 win against Monterey High at the 73rd Annual Carmel Invitational on Thursday.
Jack Spinelli also had 17 points along with several rebounds, and Max Baldeh had 14...
Photos: MVC’s James Ponzio has top-10 finish at state finals | High school cross country
FRESNO—Monte Vista Christian senior James Ponzio climbed his way to a top-10 finish in last week’s CIF State Cross Country Championships.
The Hollister native placed eighth in 15 minutes, 39.8 seconds out of 204 runners in the Division V boys race at Woodward Park on...
Mustangs credit mental toughness for triumphant season | Girls volleyball
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian girls volleyball coach Natalie Picone may be new to the program but the first-year skipper is already finding success with the team.
The Mustangs are on the verge of bringing home a league title for the first time in nine years since...
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...
Aptos’ dynamic duo win league’s top honors | All-SCCAL baseball
Aptos High baseball team capped off on another historical run in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season by winning its third straight league crown with the help of a pair of key contributors.
Junior Matt Hood—along with Santa Cruz High senior Oscar Knapp—was...
Photos: Running at full speed | High school track and field
Local high school athletes have been competing in their respective league track and field championships and most recently the Central Coast Section semifinals at Gilroy High School on May 13.
Those who qualified will compete in the section championships at Gilroy High on Saturday...
Preps of the Week: St. Francis’ Sam Braun, Pajaro Valley’s Valeria Acosta | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831...
Prep Athletes of the Week: St. Francis’ Joseph Dayritt, Maya Calfee
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 1-7. Coaches and athletic directors are...
