Grit N Grace Academy becomes first all-girls wrestling gym in downtown Watsonville
Once upon a time in the early 2000s, Becky Clark was forced to enter a space dedicated to mostly oversized teenage boys tossing and grappling each other inside a smelly wrestling room.
The former Watsonville High standout doesn’t miss those hot grueling days of summer...
NBA G League Fall Invitational to take place at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Warriors announced July 8 that the 2024 NBA G League Fall Invitational will be held at Kaiser Permanente Arena in September.
The invitational will feature a pair of exhibition games between NBA G League United and Mega MIS on Sept. 4 and...
Sloppy Raiders commit 4 turnovers in 34-14 loss to Bills
The same might be true of the entire Raiders team, which turned over the ball four times in being blindsided by Buffalo during a 34-14 loss on a rain-slicked field Sunday.
Local Roundup, 5/9: Cabrillo baseball advances to Super Regional
The No. 11-seeded Seahawks will play No. 3 Ohlone College this weekend in a best-of-three Super Regional playoff series. Game 1 is set for Friday at 2 p.m., Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. and Game 3, if needed, will be played on Sunday at 1 p.
CCS Playoffs Roundup: Watsonville softball scores 1st postseason win since 2007
The No. 4-seeded Watsonville High Wildcatz notched their first postseason win since 2007 on Wednesday, shutting out No. 13 Santa Clara High, 4-0, in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs in Watsonville.
PHOTOS: 39th Annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game
As the professionals participated in this past weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, a collection of the best local prep football players got together for one last time on the gridiron Feb. 1.
St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca Jr. tossed a pair of touchdown...
Mustangs credit mental toughness for triumphant season | Girls volleyball
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian girls volleyball coach Natalie Picone may be new to the program but the first-year skipper is already finding success with the team.
The Mustangs are on the verge of bringing home a league title for the first time in nine years since...
MBL-P Football: Six locals named to MBL-P First Team
Watsonville High senior running back Evan Delozier, senior tight end and fullback Gibert Marinez, junior offensive lineman Andres Galvan and senior defensive back Johnny Bravo all made the team, while Pajaro Valley High senior linebacker Angel Chavez and North Monterey County High senior receiver Jerry Perez joined them.
CCS Cross Country Championships, 2018: Ruiz reaches new heights for 'Catz, leads local quartet to state
Ruiz, battling through nagging leg injuries over the course of the season, hung with Carlmont junior Kaimei Gescuk as long as she could, but could not close the gap down the final stretch of the Division I race.
Preps of the Week: St. Francis’ Sam Braun, Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Jan. 2-8.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...













