Tony's Thoughts: Equity? Too early to tell
According to the placement of teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s four divisions, those scores are all shockers. Soledad, a member of the Mission division, losing to a team two tiers below it shouldn’t have happened, right?
Mariners survive opening round against Sobrato | CCS basketball roundup
APTOS—Anwar Ayyad had the hot hand for the No. 7 seed Aptos High as the Mariners defeated No. 10 Sobrato High, 54-42, in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division III boys basketball playoffs Saturday night.
The senior forward caught fire at the...
PV Sports photo gallery: San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Pajaronian sports editor Juan Reyes went to Levi's Stadium to watch Sunday's game between San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons. He was on assignment to do a story on Watsonville native and St. Francis High alumnus Ty Sambrailo but he was also able...
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...
Photos: Mariners edge the ‘Catz in regular season finale | Girls flag football
The Aptos High girls flag football team wrapped up the regular season with success following a 7-0 win over Watsonville High in non-league action Thursday night.
The lone score of the game came on an 8-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Gaby Dow to receiver...
Cool under pressure: St. Francis senior Jake Taylor composed on court, off of it
Taylor and a fellow lifeguard resuscitated a child that had been accidentally buried by a collapsing sand tunnel by performing CPR.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am makes a grand return to the Central Coast
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am makes its grand return to the Central Coast this weekend and it will once again feature some of the best professional golfers from around the world.
Amateur golfers, including celebrities and professional athletes, and spectators surrounding the sidelines also return...
HS Cross Country: Watsonville’s Ruiz named top freshman in NorCal
A pint-sized, hard-nosed runner that made her name known this season, Ruiz was voted the top freshman female cross country runner in all of Northern California by a committee of coaches and writers from the various sections of the area.
CCS Softball: Watsonville receives No. 3 seed in Open; Aptos hits road in 1st round
The Wildcatz received the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs and will be off until Saturday’s quarterfinal round.
Fugate, defense leads Aptos past Watsonville
Anthony Bella robbed the Watsonville High Wildcatz of at least a pair of runs by leaping several feet in the air to snag a blistering line drive and Joe Fugate did the rest, twirling a six-inning gem in Aptos’ 5-2 non-league win on Tuesday afternoon.
