Mariners’ dynamic duo earns All-SCCAL first team honors | Boys basketball
Aptos High seniors Cameron Saldaña and Jack Spinelli were a powerful dynamic duo for the Mariners boys’ basketball team this season.
They led Aptos (22-6, 9-1), co-champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, to the Central Coast Section Division III finals against Burlingame.
The coaches...
HS Football: St. Francis 2018 schedule preview
A quick look at the St. Francis High football schedule for the 2018 season.
HS Wrestling: Roberts calling it a career after upcoming season — his 20th at Aptos
Reggie Roberts, the Aptos High Mariners wrestling coach for the last 19 seasons, will step down from his post at the conclusion of the upcoming winter season.
TOGO’s Athletes of the Week, 11/15: Lawson Orradre and Peyton Dueck
Lawson Orradre, St. Francis, (Sr.): Sharks’ senior had 95 yards rushing and a touchdown on eight carries in the team’s regular season finale against Harbor High.
Peyton Dueck, Aptos, (Jr.): Mariners’ junior led the team in kills and helped Aptos High defeat Soquel High in...
Weekly roundup, 12/14: Watsonville’s Layla Ruiz named to All-CCS Second Team
Ruiz this season won the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division championship, took second in the CCS Division I race and advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation state meet for the second straight season.
Prep Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Boston Ashe; St. Francis’ Maya Calfee
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 8-14. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Boston Ashe (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian: The Mustangs’ standout utility player...
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...
Murray Bridge construction forces new starting line at Wharf to Wharf Race
For the first time in 52 years, the annual Wharf to Wharf Race will not begin at the traditional starting line in front of The Grove, aka the Coconut Grove, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Instead, the 16,000 expected participants will wait for the...
Boys' SCCAL Basketball Tournament: St. Francis cruises past Aptos into final
Senior forwards Chase Watkins and Jason Gallo combined to score 45 points, and the Sharks’ defense held Aptos High to its lowest scoring total in nearly a month to advance to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament championship with a 64-47 win on Thursday night.
Watsonville High taps alumna Becky Clark as school’s newest athletic director
A little more than two decades ago, Becky Clark was one of the most passionate wrestlers to compete for Watsonville High. She made a name for herself after finishing runner-up at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships in 2001.
Clark, who will turn 40...
