High School Sports

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ lacrosse team is still somewhat of a new program that has been slowly developing over the past three years when they first arrived on the scene. Sure, one can still consider the Mustangs as the new kids on the block...

APTOS—It takes a high degree of talent and persistence to win a championship in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, which is why it's rare that a baseball team can manage to maintain a level of dominance for multiple years. Aptos High has surpassed all...

APTOS—The Aptos High baseball team remains unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play after its 2-0 win against Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.  Junior pitcher Gabe Gaeckle got the start on the mound for the Mariners. He threw for three innings, racking up eight...

Monte Vista Christian was eager to get back into the postseason this year with high hopes of defending both its Central Coast Section and NorCal baseball championships.  However, the No. 4 seed Mustangs were corralled back into the stable following a 2-1 loss to No....

After going through a year full of growing pains, Monte Vista Christian junior Dominic Pierini was feeling vigorous and ready to take charge of the Mustangs football team in his first full season under center.    “I put in a lot of work, so I knew...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 24-30.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...

Unity is typically a key ingredient for any successful season whether it’s a winning record or a championship run in the postseason. It’s a trait that Pajaro Valley High senior Neo Moreno is trying to instill into the football team for the upcoming 2023 season. So...

Watsonville High announced Thursday that Manny Contreras was named the new football head coach for the upcoming 2024 season. “I always had dreams of becoming a teacher and always had dreams of becoming a head coach of a program,” he said. “Things started falling and...

In the span of just one year, the Watsonville High football team has already gone through more changes than some programs might deal with over the course of a decade, or two.    Marcus Northcutt was named interim head coach after Joe Gregorio announced that he...

The start of the 2023 football campaign officially kicks off this weekend after weeks of summer practices and offseason workouts. It’s a fresh start for the five local teams: Aptos, Monte Vista Christian, Pajaro Valley, St. Francis and Watsonville high schools, which are set to...