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September 18, 2025

Seahawks’ football returns after two-year hiatus

APTOS—It almost feels like an eternity since the Cabrillo College football team last saw some action on the field.  But two years after they were placed on probation due to a violation for housing out-of-area players, the Seahawks are back and ready to take on...

CCS Wrestling: Several locals wrestle into quarterfinals; Watsonville’s Pena misses weight

Seven local wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of their respective weight bracket at the Central Coast Section Championships on Friday at Independence High in San Jose.

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Jasmine Castillo, Pajaro Valley High

Pajaro Valley High junior Jasmine Castillo is a rising star on the soccer team and is expected to return for another season in the winter.

Local players earn Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league honors | Boys soccer

The coaches within the Pacific Coast Athletic League announced the boys’ all-league soccer teams for the 2024-25 season.  Watsonville senior Tlaloc Ledesma-Peña and junior Alexis Castillo along with Pajaro Valley senior Luis Tellez-Mejia earned first team honors in the Mission Division.  Castillo led the Wildcatz with...

Mariners survive in a thriller to Half Moon Bay in D-III quarterfinals | CCS boys basketball

APTOS—Aptos High senior guard Cameron Saldana was getting pressured hard by Half Moon Bay High’s defense throughout Tuesday night’s Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals.  Yet, he continued to find ways to score and managed to get some of his teammates involved in the action.  Saldana...

Photos: Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Salt Lake City Stars

SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Warriors guard Lester Quiñones scored a career high 41 points in a 119-112 loss to Salt Lake City Stars at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Feb. 25.  Read the full story here: https://pajaronian.com/santa-cruz-warriors-fall-to-salt-lake-city-g-league-basketball/

MVC’s Isa Madrigal named Mission Division’s best offensive player

WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Chritian senior Isabella Madrigal was a powerful weapon on the hard court for the Mustangs’ girls volleyball this season. Her production didn’t go unnoticed by coaches within the Pacific Coast Athletic League, which named her the Mission Division’s Best Offensive Player of the...

NorCal Champions: Mariners cap off remarkable season with Division III title | Girls water polo

Aptos senior Sofia Contreras last week missed her departure to go on a cruise ship with her family for a trip of a lifetime to Mexico. Instead, she decided to spend the time with her Mariners girls’ water polo teammates as they continued their journey...

Togo's HS Athletes of the Week, 2/22: Christian Quintero & Jazmin Castaneda

Togo's High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 11-17

Monster mash: LeBron James undaunted by beastly Warriors

Pushing off any talk about the Warriors until after Sunday's practice, James was asked to assess the task at hand: beating Golden State's All-Star-studded lineup of Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.