High School Sports

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High wrestling team will go through some major growing pains this season as one of the youngest groups competing in the area. There might not be a lot of experience on the roster sheet but the Grizzlies seem to be optimistic for...

APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ soccer team is off to a sizzling start after recording back-to-back shutouts to begin the regular season. Ella Shoemaker, Angelique Nuñez and Lucy Korinth each scored for the Mariners in their crushing 3-0 victory over Fremont High in the team’s opener...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 3.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected].  Preps of the Week Boys: Aptos High junior Eddie Alvarez...

APTOS—The Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division is packed with some of the most talented football players in the area on a yearly basis. That’s why picking the league’s top player is, at times, the hardest decision to make during the annual coaches meeting.  Aptos High...

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...

APTOS—Aptos High junior Eddie Alvarez has been slowly making a name for himself as one of the premier soccer players in the area. The Mariners’ superstar forward made a case for himself Tuesday night in a 3-0 shutout win over perennial powerhouse Watsonville High in...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High football program is on the hunt for a new head coach this offseason after the school announced that Anthony Valdivia was relieved of his duties. Watsonville High Assistant Principal Joe Gregorio said it ultimately came down to a personnel issue. “As a district...

SAN FRANCISCO—Aptos High senior Caden Prichard stood on the sideline Friday night as he watched the seconds tick away in his final season.     With tears rolling down his cheeks, he gave every one of his teammates one last hug after the No. 3-seeded Mariners lost...

BELMONT—It’s been a little more than two decades since the Watsonville High girls’ country team last made a trip to the CIF State Championships.  But the Wildcatz will be back in action after they barely qualified in last week’s Central Coast Section finals.  Watsonville sophomore Katelynn...

BELMONT—Aptos High senior Trent Nosky has been on a mission since the boys’ cross country season took off nearly three months ago.  The Mariners’ top runner—who was fresh coming off a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title—was at it again after a strong performance at...