Julian Vargas continues to have a successful season at St. Francis | Boys track and field
WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High track and field team had a day off from practice last week and a majority of the athletes took advantage to rest during their free time.
That wasn’t the case for senior distance runner Julian Vargas, who was putting in the...
CCS Basketball Roundup: St. Francis boys, girls fall in semifinals
The top-seeded St. Francis High Sharks lost to No. 4 Pinewood, 74-71, in triple overtime of the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals on Wednesday night in Los Altos.
Pajaronian Sports Ticker: Aptos’ Carlos Gutierrez, Pajaro Valley’s Valeria Acosta named Preps of the Week
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 12-18.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Aptos High senior Carlos Gutierrez had three goals and four assists in three games played for the Mariners boys’...
Covid protocols have football coaches calling audibles
WATSONVILLE—Last week was a rollercoaster ride for St. Francis High football coach John Ausman.
A day before their season opener against King City High on Aug. 27, he broke the news to the team that the game would be postponed.
The excitement came back when they...
Boy's CCS Volleyball: P.V. gives powerhouse Aptos all it can handle
It was a loss but the Grizzlies, who earned the home-court advantage by winning their first-ever league championship on Thursday, all had gigantic smiles on their faces after, knowing they had just come a handful of points from upsetting one of the premie
Jazmine Castañeda competes with US West Region Olympic Development team in Orlando | Girls soccer
Aptos High soccer standout Jazmine Castañeda didn’t make the cut the first two times she tried out for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP).
She was 13 at the time, but the news was devastating enough that she was contemplating whether or not...
Jiu Jitsu legend gives seminar at Claudio França BJJ school
WATSONVILLE—The Claudio França Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school on Main Street hosted a living legend Tuesday night.
About 30 trainees and instructors stopped by the building to catch a glimpse of Grandmaster Francisco Mansor, a Jiu-Jitsu ninth-degree red belt who was awarded his instructor’s degree by the...
