Photos: ‘Catz football team prepares for first day of fall practice
Watsonville High and other local football teams this week were in full gear preparing for the upcoming 2024 fall season.
The season officially begins Aug. 9 with the first day of practice, but teams were still allowed to wear helmets and shoulder pads starting Monday.
After...
St. Francis alumna Sabrina Bracken takes over girls’ volleyball program
Sabrina Bracken was just a sophomore when she joined the St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team that won a Central Coast Section title in 2008.
The former Sharks star will return to the court, only this time she’ll be holding a clipboard and hopefully resurrecting...
St. Francis promotes Robert Gomez to boys’ basketball head coach
St. Francis High announced this week that Robert Gomez was promoted to become the next head coach for the Sharks boys’ basketball team.
The 43-year-old Watsonville native is replacing Duncan Edwards who was at the helm for five years before stepping down after the 2023-24...
Monte Vista Christian adds two new head coaches to athletics department
Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.
The school’s athletics website posted in June that Juan Diego Alvarez and Al Toney were brought on board to lead the girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball programs,...
Longtime Watsonville High wrestling coach Steve Okamura dies
Steve Okamura was a big contributor for kickstarting the annual Apple Cider Classic wrestling tournament at Watsonville High in 2010.
The longtime Wildcatz wrestling assistant coach also helped pave the way for dozens of girls who were hesitant to step on the mat in a...
Watsonville High taps alumna Becky Clark as school’s newest athletic director
A little more than two decades ago, Becky Clark was one of the most passionate wrestlers to compete for Watsonville High. She made a name for herself after finishing runner-up at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships in 2001.
Clark, who will turn 40...
Top moments for the 2023-24 sports year
With the 2023-24 sports year officially in the books, it’s time to reflect on some of the best moments that took place throughout this past year.
Watsonville native selected in MLB Draft
A lifelong dream came true for Watsonville native Luke Keaschall, who was selected by...
St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez named Pajaronian Girls Athlete of the Year
St. Francis High graduate Aaliysah Gomez had an incident when she was 2 that had doctors saying she would be blind and never able to see out of one eye.
Years later, she managed to overcome that obstacle and never let her foot off the...
Watsonville’s Ruben Mora named The Pajaronian’s Boys Athlete of the Year
No pain, no gain.
It’s an idiom often used by athletes for motivation during some of the most grueling moments of their lives.
Watsonville High graduate Ruben Mora had his fair share of those moments while donning a Wildcatz uniform. Whether it was overcoming injuries or...
Watsonville’s Amelia Martinez commended as Mission Division’s top pitcher | All-PCAL softball
Watsonville High sophomore Amelia Martinez was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Pitcher of the Year for the 2024 regular season.
The Wildcatz’s star pitcher finished with a 13-2 overall record in 20 appearances in the circle. She had a 1.59 ERA with...
Watsonville kicks off Christmas season
Sierra and Derrick Rodriguez visit Santa and Mrs. Claus Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center during the annual Shop Small/Buy Local event. Live...
