Busy offseason paying off for hungry ‘Catz squad | PCAL football preview
A good chunk of the returning players for Watsonville High spent a majority of the offseason staying busy.
Whether it was on the football field or in the weight room on campus or at Guerrilla Underground Fitness in Watsonville, the grind never stopped.
That included senior...
Weeklys Sports Ticker: Katelynn Ruiz leads ‘Catz to victory at PCAL Center Meet
Watsonville senior Katelynn Ruiz finished second overall with a time of 20 minutes, 05 seconds to help the Wildcatz girls' cross country team win the Mission Division race in the first Pacific Coast Athletic League Center Meet of the season Sept. 19.
The Wildcatz finished...
Mariners program remains on course | SCCAL cross country
Aptos High senior Rachel Hoops got a late start to the 2023 cross country season after she returned from a school trip, causing her to miss some big races.
The biggest concern for her was getting left behind the rest of the competitive field which...
Athletes of the Week: St. Francis’ Javier Fonseca and Aptos’ Ella Dueck
The Pajaronian's Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 16-22. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Javier Fonseca (Sr.), St. Francis
The Sharks’ starting quarterback accounted for three...
St. Francis’ Trey Silva, MVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira 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 May 6-12.
Preps of the Week
Boys: St. Francis High senior Trey Silva had one double and four RBIs for the Sharks baseball team in an 11-1...
Sharks falls to University Prep in CCS quarterfinals | Weeklys Sports Roundup
St. Francis High Junior setter Julie Lopez had nine assists, one block, three aces and eight digs for the Sharks girls' volleyball team in a three set 25-16, 25-13, 25-16 loss to University Prep Academy in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals Tuesday...
Grizzlies’ Carlos Escobar scores a season-best 29 points in crushing loss to York | Boys basketball
Pajaro Valley senior Carlos Escobar delivered one of his best performances on the basketball court last week with a season-best 29 points in the Grizzlies’ 70-65 loss to York School in league action Jan. 31.
The standout out guard had a chance to tie the...
St. Francis’ Nash Horton named Cypress Division’s top player | All-PCAL boys’ basketball
St. Francis senior Nash Horton was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 winter season. After missing one year on the court, the standout Sharks guard returned to score an average of 21.1 points per game and...
Sharks need overtime to sneak past Greenfield | High school football roundup
St. Francis senior quarterback Javier DaRosa-Fonseca scrambled his way into the end zone to help lift the Sharks past Greenfield for a 28-21 win in overtime Friday night.
Nick Paz and Nic Ibarra put the pressure on defense in the overtime period to make a...
Building a strong bond, chemistry are key elements for St. Francis | PCAL football preview
One of the best parts of going into a new football season is getting a fresh start and going back to the chalkboard.
A clean slate, so to speak.
It’s exactly what St. Francis High senior Mason Borrego and his teammates needed following a mediocre 2023...
PVUSD trustees cut school employee, teacher positions
After the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Thursday night made sweeping cuts to 78 classified positions, newly appointed Board President...
