Athletes of the Week: Aptos’ Casey MacConnell and Watsonville’s Isa Alvarez
The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Oct. 7-13. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].Â
Boys
Casey MacConnell (Sr.), Aptos
Casey Maconnell played a critical role on both...
Local Roundup, 7/13: MVC hires WHS alumnus as Sports Performance Coach
Watsonville High alumnus Humberto Medina Jr. was named the Sports Performance Coach at Monte Vista Christian, the school recently announced.
Red Sox tag A's to avoid 4-game sweep
Rodriguez earned his second straight win, Mitch Moreland homered in his third consecutive game and Boston beat the Oakland Athletics 12-3 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.
CCS Softball: Aptos sheds no tears after early postseason exit
Aptos High was all smiles despite having its season stopped in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. And even if the No. 12-seeded Mariners were looking to throw a fit after their 3-2 loss to No. 5 Carmel High, they didn’t have much to pout about.
‘Catz battle through adversity with PCAL season underway | High school softball
A small dark cloud currently hangs above the Watsonville High softball team, which at the moment has five players either sidelined with injuries or unable to perform this season.
Those on the injury reserve list includes senior co-captain Cameron Llamas with a quad injury and...
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].Â
Boys
Javier Fonseca (Sr.), St. Francis
The Sharks’ starting quarterback accounted for three...
Durant leads Warriors past Mavericks for eighth straight win
A veteran forward from Israel, Casspi earned another start for the injury-plagued defending champions and posted his 17th career double-double with season bests of 17 points and 11 rebounds, helping send the Golden State Warriors past the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 on Thursday for their eighth straight win.
Mariners blank Scotts Valley in SCCAL tourney final | High school baseball
APTOS—The Aptos High baseball team finished the regular season with a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship banner for the first time in a decade.
Yet, they had some unfinished business before they were able to call themselves the outright champ.
Senior ace pitcher Reed Moring...
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Justin Parker
Parker was one of the few local student-athletes that won a league title in three sports last school year.
A new cast of characters at top of US Open
It was only last year at Oakmont that Andrew Landry, who had to make it through two stages of qualifying to get into his first U.S. Open, shared the 36-hole lead with Dustin Johnson. Billy Horschel was tied for the 36-hole lead at Merion. Olin Browne and