Preps of the Week: Aptos’ Eddie Alvarez, Watsonville’s Nancy Morado | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Dec. 12-18.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter at @jmreyes831 for score...
Boys CCS Volleyball: Aptos falls in D-II final
The top-seeded Mariners came up short of winning the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section championship, falling to No. 2 Branham High, 26-24, 25-14, 29-27 in the Division II final at St. Francis-Mountain View.
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Andrew Seymour
A star on the football team and a solid contributor to both the basketball and baseball squads as a junior, the 5-foot-8, 155-pound athlete will be forced into a bigger role for all three sports this incoming school year.
Mariners display signs of major improvement | Girls basketball
After more than a year of reestablishing a team identity due to a lack of seniors, the Aptos High girls basketball team is back to its winning ways.
The Mariners began the 2022-23 campaign by winning five of their first eight games.
“All of my juniors...
CCS Wrestling Championships, 2019: 'Brave' Cabuag scores redemption, section crown
M.V.C.’s star wrestler scored a bit of redemption from last year’s runner-up finish on Saturday night by holding off dangerously focused Palma sophomore Zak Thompson, 9-7, for the 113-pound Central Coast Section crown.
PCAL begins school realignment for fall sports
The first phase of realignment in the Pacific Coast Athletic League began on Wednesday after the board of managers assigned schools to their respective divisions for next year’s fall sports season.
According to a press release issued by PCAL, the first batch of sports included...
Cowboys sink Mariners with second-half barrage | HS football
SALINAS—The Aptos High football team came into Friday night’s game against Salinas High with plenty of momentum and confidence after last week’s thrilling victory over Palma High in the teams’ league opener.
But, there were no second-half miracles against the Cowboys. The Mariners were soundly...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 03/13: Damian Rivas, Anastacia Alba
Damian Rivas, Watsonville: Wildcatz’s senior won the 1600 and 800 meter races at the Winter Time Trials at Watsonville High on March 6. He helped Watsonville finish third as a team with 91.5 points.
Anastacia Alba, Watsonville: Wildcatz’s junior infielder finished with three hits, two...
