Preps of the Week: Watsonville’s Aiden Rodriguez, Aptos’ Riley Carrera | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 13-19. There was no sports ticker for the week of March 6-12 due to a large number of postponed and canceled games.
Coaches and athletic...
Boys basketball: Mariners roll through Condors in CCS opener
The Aptos High boys’ basketball team showed no signs of rust in its Central Coast Section postseason opener.
The Mariners defeated North Monterey County High, 64-54, in the second round of the Division III playoffs on Saturday.
Guards Anwar Ayyad and Jojoe Moreno each scored 14...
Girls PCAL Cross Country: Watsonville's Ruiz returns to form, St. Francis wins first team title
After being hampered by a nagging leg injury throughout the year, Ruiz returned to her usual dominant self to cruise to the individual PCAL Cypress division crown, and post the fastest overall time of the day on the 3-mile Toro Park course in Salinas.
Mariners bring home 16th CCS girls title | HS cross country
BELMONT—Aptos High’s Brooke Willoughby was a little disappointed that the Mariners weren’t able to capture a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country championship banner this year.
So, the junior standout runner and the rest of her teammates went into the Central Coast Section Championships...
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.
Local Roundup, 5/18: Hocom named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State team
Aptos High’s Hannah Hocom was recently named one of 20 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore team selections.
Prado’s walk-off grand slam lifts ’Catz into section championship game | CCS softball
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High softball team is going back to the Central Coast Section championship thanks to a late heroic performance by Yaviana Prado and the rest of the ’Catz crew.
The junior outfielder hit a two-out, walk-off grand slam that capped a six-run inning to...
Condors edge ‘Catz in season finale | High school football
WATSONVILLE—North Monterey County sophomore Chris Rasmussen was tired of seeing the same scenario over and over again where games this season ended up in heartbreak.
The young running back helped the Condors soar past the Wildcatz, 21-14, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress...
Girls' CCS basketball roundup: St. Francis eliminated in heartbreaker; Aptos advances to 3rd straight final
The loss wraps up a solid season for the Sharks, and interim coach Adam Hazel, who took over two weeks into the year. They finished with a 12-13 overall record, but managed to win a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division title.
