St. Francis’ Javier Fonseca, 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 April 22-28.
Preps of the Week
Boys: St. Francis High junior Javier Fonseca batted 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs for the Sharks in a...
Sharks rally together for a bounce back victory over Scotts Valley | Prep football
After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Alisal last week, St. Francis was aiming to bounce back against Scotts Valley in what was a rare Thursday night “home” game at Cabrillo College.
The only thing was they would have to do it with several key injuries...
No obstacle is too large for young Sharks squad | Girls flag football
St. Francis made a name for itself following a tremendous 2023 fall campaign in what was the inaugural official season for girls flag football in California.
Opposing teams who didn’t know it then should probably start paying closer attention now. The Sharks are off to...
PHOTOS: 39th Annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game
As the professionals participated in this past weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, a collection of the best local prep football players got together for one last time on the gridiron Feb. 1.
St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca Jr. tossed a pair of touchdown...
Mariners boys’ squad returns SCCAL championship back home | High school wrestling
In just his first year at the helm, Aptos boys’ wrestling head coach Johnny Velez was already experiencing what some would consider a Hollywood scripted season.
The Mariners were sitting in a three-way tie with Santa Cruz and Soquel for the Santa Cruz Coast League...
St. Francis boys’ team loses to Oakwood in Division V quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
St. Francis senior Nash Horton had a team-best 27 points to go along with 14 rebounds and seven steals for the No. 5 seeded Sharks in Tuesday night's 86-60 loss to No. 4 Oakwood in the Division V quarterfinals.
Teammate junior Robert Gomez Jr. finished...
Aptos edged by league rival Santa Cruz in overtime battle | Boys basketball
In a league rivalry that only seems to grow more competitive with every matchup, Santa Cruz High hosted Aptos High in a game anticipated for players and fans alike.
“This was probably our best game of the year,” said Aptos coach Brian Bowyer shortly after...
‘Catz rebound with a win over North Salinas in PCAL Gabilan action | High school softball
Watsonville senior Jillian Lerma typically hits at the No. 2 spot in the batting lineup, meaning her role is to get on base with the intention to score runs.
However, that all changed Wednesday afternoon when the speedy shortstop smacked a three-run double to help...
‘Catz’s magical season over following loss to Alisal in CCS play-in match | Boys’ volleyball
Correction: A previous version of this story said the Watsonville boys' volleyball team last won a league championship in 2016, which is not true. Watsonville won a league championship in 2022.
The historical run for the Watsonville boys’ volleyball team came to a crushing end...
Mustangs boys’ basketball remains unbeaten in league play | Weekly Roundup
The Monte Vista Christian boys’ basketball team now sits alone atop of the league standings following a 56-40 win against Rancho San Juan High on Wednesday evening.
Junior forward Dominic Pierini finished with a game-best 14 points to help the Mustangs improve to 5-0 in...
Watsonville boys’ soccer battle in scoreless draw against Gonzales | Weeklys...
The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team clinched at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division title following a 0-0 draw...
