Sports

The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Brian Flores (Sr.), Pajaro Valley The Grizzlies’ standout football player had a...

The Pajaro Valley High football team improved to 2-0 in league play following a dominating 46-10 win over Santa Cruz High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia action Oct. 5. Brian Flores had a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Grizzlies, who exploded for...

After giving it much consideration, the Pacific Coast Athletic League this week was forced to cancel the second cross country center meet of the season due to blistering heat waves taking place throughout California. Wednesday’s Center Meet No. 2 at Toro Park in Salinas was...

The Monte Vista Christian girls’ volleyball team hit the ground running to begin the 2024 season with 10 consecutive wins.  It’s an excellent start for senior Elizabeth McCuistion, who has seen her shares of ups and downs these past four years with a program that...

Shannon Stabler was named the new assistant general manager of the Santa Cruz Warriors, according to a press release issued by the team Oct. 2. She became the first woman in the franchise’s history to take on that role.  “My new role as the assistant...

The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 23-29. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Abraham Martinez (Jr.), Watsonville The Wildcatz’s two-way player was all over the...

The St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team had a solid week with back-to-back wins, including a Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division victory over Marina High.   Junior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had 10 kills and six aces for the Sharks in their five-set (14-25, 25-23,...

Going into last week’s league-opener, the focal point for Watsonville junior lineman Luis Marquez was to contain Monte Vista Christian’s passing attack.  It was the same attack that saw Mustangs quarterback Dominic Pierini set Santa Cruz County records against the Wildcatz in last season’s meeting.  On...

St. Francis starting quarterback Javier Fonseca used his legs to record four rushing touchdowns in a 48-20 crushing win over Seaside in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division–North action Sept. 28. The Sharks star player also had a pair of interceptions on defense, which forced...

Aptos High hosted the “San Francisco 49ers High School Takeover” with a football doubleheader Sept. 27. With San Francisco 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam roaming the field and a social media team in place to film the action, two great games took place. The first one...