Pajaronian Sports Ticker: Aptos’ Lucas Zuniga, Janie Houser 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. 19-25.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Aptos High junior Lucas Zuniga competed in the 285-pound weight class at this year’s California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships...
Mariners’ dynamic duo earns All-SCCAL first team honors | Boys basketball
Aptos High seniors Cameron Saldaña and Jack Spinelli were a powerful dynamic duo for the Mariners boys’ basketball team this season.
They led Aptos (22-6, 9-1), co-champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, to the Central Coast Section Division III finals against Burlingame.
The coaches...
All-R-P Girls' Basketball Team, 2017-18: Aptos' Hocom repeats as Player of the Year
One of the deadliest offensive players in the Tri-County (Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito) last season, Hocom lived up to her reputation this winter while also making drastic improvements on the defensive end. The 5-foot-9 guard often blanketed the opposing team’s best guard for three quarters of the court, throwing their offensive game plan out of whack with her pestering reach and impeccable footwork.
Mustangs looking to prove they belong in Gabilan Division | High school baseball
Two years ago, the Monte Vista Christian baseball team captured the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section and CIF NorCal State championship titles in the same season.
For third-year head coach Johnny Ramirez, the wait has been too long, and the Mustangs are looking to snatch...
Photos: Santa Cruz Warriors host annual game at Chase Center | NBA G League
SAN FRANCISCO—Bay Area basketball fans were in for a treat this past weekend when the Santa Cruz Warriors came surfing into The City for its annual game at the Chase Center–home of the Golden State Warriors.
San Bruno resident Kevin Centinaje and his family got...
G League: Looney, Smailagić assigned to SC Warriors
The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have assigned forwards Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagić to the Santa Cruz Warriors.
Looney, 23, has appeared in 16 career games–one start–with Santa Cruz during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 NBA G League seasons. He logged 10.5 points, 8.4...
Local Roundup, 11/08: Mariners capture cross country league title
The Aptos High girls’ cross country team ran away with the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday at Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville.
Junior Susana Estrada placed second in 18 minutes, 17 seconds in the 2.93-mile varsity race to help the Mariners...
