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November 23, 2025

Local Roundup, 2/1: Quintana, Rios, Vega lead Watsonville over P.V.

The Watsonville High girls’ basketball team cruised to a 63-44 win over rival Pajaro Valley High on Tuesday in Monterey Bay League Pacific division action.

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Grace Kovacs, St. Francis High

St. Francis senior Grace Kovacs is a three-sport athlete set to compete in volleyball, basketball and softball for the Sharks this season.

‘Catz drop season-opener to Greenfield | High school football

Greenfield High went into Friday night’s regular season-opener as the defending Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division champion.  It’s the type of test Watsonville High head coach Manny Contreras wanted his players to face right off the bat. In the end, it was a veteran...

Photos: Grizzlies blank Cougars in league opener | High school football

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High football team recorded its first shutout win in six years after a 26-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener Sept. 24. With the win, the Grizzlies (1-4, 1-0) also recorded their...

Girls Track & Field: Mariners' Zlatunich commits to Cal

An avid surfer, Zlatunich won’t be too far away from the waves or home next fall while attending Cal Berkeley. She recently verbally committed to run both cross country and track for the NCAA Division I Golden Bears.

Gray goes 7 innings, Athletics rally to beat White Sox 5-3

Sonny Gray pitched four-hit ball over seven innings , Adam Rosales and Matt Joyce hit back-to-back homers in the ninth, and the Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Sunday.

Podcast: Breaking down the PCAL-Santa Lucia | Cover 3 Sports

https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-5-breaking-down-the-pcal-santa-lucia In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap Week 4 of the football season to talk about some surprise final scores, along with their latest edition of the Power Poll Rankings Then they'll bring back sports reporter John Devine to...

Prep Athletes of the Week: Aptos’ Sam Hansen, Pajaro Valley’s Denisse Magallon

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Oct. 6-12. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected]. Boys Sam Hansen (Jr.), Aptos: The speedy long distance runner had...

‘Catz continue to shine after hot start | PCAL girls volleyball preview

Watsonville High’s girls volleyball team is off and running to another hot start following back-to-back league wins against Soledad and Alvarez high schools. The Wildcatz improved to 2-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play and currently own a 5-0 overall record.  “We just have...

HS football: Orradre named top player in Pajaro Valley

St. Francis senior Lawson Orradre is a man of few words. This season, he let his actions speak for itself whenever he hit the football field. The Sharks’ senior recorded a team-high 53 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles in nine games played. He racked up 320...