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Santa Cruz County athletes put on a show during first week of the Paris Games | 2024 Olympics roundup

A trio of Santa Cruz County Olympians shined on the big stage during the first week of action at the 2024 Paris Games.  Santa Cruz resident Haley Batten (mountain biking) and Aptos native Caspar Corbeau (swimming) are bringing home a silver and bronze medal, respectively,...

Boy's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos pushes PCS to 5 games, falls short in tourney final

The Pacific Collegiate School Pumas won the SCCAL Championship outright with a 25-19, 25-16, 18-25, 21-25, 15-12 victory on Friday at Harbor High School, holding off the Mariners from completing a furious comeback and denying them from repeating as league

HS football: Powell recognized as best defensive player in PCAL Gabilan division

Aptos High senior defensive lineman Josh Powell led like a captain from the start of the year. His leadership and play on the field landed him this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division's most valuable player on defense. His offensive production also earned...

HS Softball: Romo hits walk-off to halt M.V.C.'s losing streak

Monte Vista Christian snapped a five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, beating Alvarez High, 9-8, on Mattea Romo’s walk-off single in the seventh inning of the team’s Monterey Bay League Pacific division game.

HS football: Mariners cruise to victory against Wildcatz

APTOS—The Aptos High football team is showing no signs of slowing down after rolling to its third straight victory Friday. The Mariners (3-0) routed Watsonville High in a 55-0 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League win at Trevin Dilfer Field. Senior running back Andrew Manning recorded three...

Preps of the Week: Watsonville’s Adan Rivas, St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of May 1-6.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...

Sandoval has HR, 3 RBIs to lift Giants over D-backs 7-2

Pablo Sandoval homered and drove in three runs, rookie Chris Stratton pitched six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Diamondbacks 7-2 on Sunday.

Mariners boys’ soccer team bounces back with shutout win against Harbor | Sports Roundup

SANTA CRUZ—Aptos High's Fredys Abrego finished with one goal and one assist for the Mariners boys' soccer team in a 3-0 win against Harbor High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday. Abrego scored in the 58th minute and he followed up with...

Hundley's single lifts Giants past Padres 5-4 in 12

Hundley singled in Kelby Tomlinson with two outs in the 12th, lifting San Francisco to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.

Predators reach 1st Stanley Cup Final, oust Ducks in 6 games

Colton Sissons scored his third goal with 6:00 left, and the Predators eliminated the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-3 win in Game 6 on Monday night in the Western Conference finals.