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September 26, 2026

Local Roundup, 9/21: Grizzlies go the distance against the Sharks

The Pajaro Valley High girls’ volleyball team went the distance on Thursday to defeat St. Francis High in five sets in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division play.

Sharks C Thornton undergoes ACL surgery before free agency

Thornton underwent surgery on a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee Monday to repair an injury that sidelined him less than two weeks before he returned to play the final four games of a first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

MBL Cross Country Championships, 2017: Ruiz impresses again en route to Watsonville's first female title since '89

Ruiz not only cruised to the individual Pacific division title at the Monterey Bay League Championships but finished just four seconds behind the Gabilan division champion, Notre Dame-Salinas sophomore Angela Leavitt, in the league’s overall results.

‘Catz football claws their way back to beat MVC | Weeklys Sports Roundup

Watsonville sophomore Noel Navarro had three rushing touchdowns, and the Wildcatz defeated Monte Vista Christian, 42-41, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North football action Friday night. “This whole season he battled to get in the end zone and once that second time we called...

Boys' CCS basketball: Aptos runs into buzz saw in Monterey

Top-seeded Monterey cruised to its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in three years with a 59-31 rout of No. 2 Aptos on Saturday at Palo Alto High.

Athletes of the Week: Aptos’ Casey MacConnell and Watsonville’s Isa Alvarez

The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Oct. 7-13. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at jreyes@weeklys.com.  Boys Casey MacConnell (Sr.), Aptos Casey Maconnell played a critical role on both...

Photos: Santa Cruz County Jamboree | High school football

APTOS—The high school football season unofficially kicked off this past weekend with the Santa Cruz County Jamboree at Cabrillo College. St. Francis, Pajaro Valley and Watsonville high schools along with four other schools within the county scrimmaged for the first time this season at...

Local roundup, 5/16: Cabrillo baseball season ends in Super Regional

The Cabrillo College Seahawks were swept out of the California Community College Athletic Association NorCal Super Regional round by Ohlone College over the weekend, losing the best-of-three series 2-0. They dropped Game 1, 5-4, on Friday and saw their se

Girl's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos sweeps Mt. Madonna causing logjam atop league

The Aptos High Mariners added yet another wrinkle to the SCCAL championship chase on Thursday night, handing the Mt. Madonna Hawks their second loss of league play via a 25-19, 25-22, 25-20 sweep.

Local Roundup, 7/20: S.C. Red wins Colt Regional, advances to Super Regional

The Santa Cruz Red Colt baseball team won the NorCal Coast Regional tournament on Monday at Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz Red beat Santa Cruz Blue by forfeit, as the latter was unable to field enough players in a winner-take-all final.