Sports

Guy, who died in 2015, was a baseball coach at Watsonville for close to 20 years before stepping down in 1980, and also became the school’s first Athletic Director in 1976.

Jessica Rodriguez shook off an early-game mistake and tossed a shutout the rest of the way, while fanning 15 batters, to lead the Wildcatz to a 4-2 league win over Christopher High in Watsonville.

Aptos’ girls’ lacrosse program is wrapping up its third year of inception since it was freshly introduced as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic League in 2023.  Now they are on the cusp of a record-setting season that could result in a league championship...

Sophomore shortstop Shea Garcia capped a 10-run explosion with a monumental grand slam over the centerfield fence, and Aptos High cruised to a 10-6 victory over San Lorenzo Valley High on Friday to clinch its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2011.

Jesse Franco, Ceiba, (Sr.): Spartans’ senior led the way with 27 points in a loss against Kirby Prep on Jan. 6 in PCAL-Arroyo action. He also scored a season-high 69 points against Trinity on Wednesday night. Jasmin Castillo, Pajaro Valley, (Jr.): Grizzlies’ junior recorded a hat trick to help...

ORANGE—The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team made a big splash on Saturday night and continued to shake up the world, as the legendary Muhammad Ali once did. The No. 7 Mariners pulled off another stunning upset, this time against top-seeded Nordhoff High in four sets,...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 29-May 5.    Preps of the Week Boys: Watsonville High senior pitcher Aiden Rodriguez had back-to-back solid games, allowing just one run in 14 innings pitched for...

Despite the inexperience, the small K-12 charter school kept it close through two quarters — thanks in no small part to senior point guard Jarrod Garcia.