20 Athletes in 20 Days: Christian Quintero, Pajaro Valley High
Christian Quintero is Pajaro Valley’s star point guard on the basketball team and part of a boys volleyball team that should compete for a league title this season.
Local Roundup, 2/21: Warriors’ Scott Wood wins Three-Point Contest
Santa Cruz Warriors guard Scott Wood won the 2017 D-League Three-Point Contest on Saturday at the NBA All-Star weekend festivities in New Orleans with a score of 23 points in the final round.
“I’m really blessed for this opportunity,” Wood said in a press release....
Jubenal Rodriguez steps down as football coach at MVC
WATSONVILLE – After two successful seasons with the Monte Vista Christain football team, Jubenal Rodriguez is stepping down as head coach of the program.
Rodriguez, 31, said he announced his resignation Aug. 28, the same day he stepped down from his teaching position as health...
Matt Kemp's 2-run HR in 11th lifts Braves past Giants 5-3
Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer off Cory Gearrin in the 11th inning to lift Atlanta to a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
Posey's pinch hit powers Giants past Indians 5-4
Buster Posey pinch hit a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Wednesday.
Aptos’ Churchill named Pajaronian Female Athlete of the Year
APTOS—Aptos High alumna Elizabeth Churchill has danced everything from ballet to more upbeat jazz and lyrical performances.
It’s taken her years to hone her skills, including how to sauté with such ease that it looks like at times she could be floating in mid-air.
This past...
Santa Cruz resident captures silver medal at Paris Games | 2024 Summer Olympics
Haley Batten placed ninth in the women’s mountain bike event three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics.
One would figure that’s already quite the accomplishment itself just being able to get to that point. Instead, she departed the “Land of the Rising Sun” feeling as...
Durant shines in Golden State playoff debut in Game 1 win
Durant had 32 points and 10 rebounds in his Golden State playoff debut, Curry scored 29 points, and the Warriors withstood that sensational day by the Trail Blazers' dynamic backcourt duo to win Game 1 of the first-round series 121-109 on Sunday.
Posey's homer in 17th leads Giants past Reds 3-2
Posey homered with one out in the 17th inning for the latest walkoff homer in San Francisco history as the Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds for the first time this season with a 3-2 victory Friday night.
‘Catz on track to win at PCAL Mission finals | Girls track and field
WATSONVILLE—It was make or break time for dozens of athletes at Tuesday’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Girls Track and Field trials at Watsonville High School.
Watsonville senior Mayra Peralta-Celedon definitely made the most of it as she finished with the fastest qualifying time...












