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January 2, 2026

Boys SCCAL Volleyball: Mariners’ Losik named league M.V.P.

Losik was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player, Landel won Coach of the Year for the second straight season and five other players earned all-league honors. Seniors Noah Eitzen and Christian Segura made the All-SCCAL First Team, and junior Jackson Shirley made the All-SCCAL Second Team, while senior Michael Spinelli and junior Hayden Mennie landed honorable mention.

St. Francis’ Trey Silva, MVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira named Preps of the Week | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of May 6-12.   Preps of the Week Boys: St. Francis High senior Trey Silva had one double and four RBIs for the Sharks baseball team in an 11-1...

HS football: 'Bear' Necessities

PV football training
Pajaro Valley will return to the Pacific Coast Athletic League and have a solid chance to win a league title in a league that features six other teams with losing records from last season.

SCCAL Baseball: St. Francis stymied by Felix, Santa Cruz

The Sharks mustered just three hits and allowed three runs on errors in a brutal 9-0 SCCAL loss to the red-hot Santa Cruz High Cardinals to fall into third place in the league standings.

Local soccer pro Walmer Martinez visits annual Aztecas’ summer camp | Youth soccer

Walmer Martinez visits Freedom Elementary
Santa Cruz native and local professional soccer star Walmer Martinez paid a special visit to Watsonville on Thursday morning to hang out with some potential talent of the future.  The Monterey Bay F.C. midfielder/forward spoke to a group of children who attended the annual Aztecas...

HS Football Preview, Week 2: Mariners close out preseason at Placer; W.H.S., M.V.C., St. Francis trying to stay hot

Aptos High will close out its preseason at a place head coach Randy Blankenship once called home. The Mariners (1-1) will travel to Auburn to play the Placer High Hillmen on Friday night. Blankenship, the Mariners coach for the last seven seasons, was born and raised in Auburn and attended Placer as a freshman.

HS Football: St. Francis' Kovacs named MTAL-C Defensive Player of the Year

St. Francis High senior linebacker Josh Kovacs was named the Mission Trail Athletic League Coastal division’s Defensive Player of the Year, the league recently announced.

Giants trade infielder Eduardo Nunez to Red Sox

The deal was finalized during San Francisco's 11-3 win over Pittsburgh and announced after the game.

College football: Seahawks look dominant against the Mustangs

The Cabrillo College football team unleashed its arsenal of offensive weapons in a methodical 28-7 win over Los Medanos College in non-conference action.

Girls' Soccer: Aptos nets 3-0 statement win over St. Francis

Senior midfielder Monserrat Hernandez Marquez scored and made an assist, junior keeper Caroline Miller recorded a handful of crucial saves and the Mariners shut out juggernaut St. Francis High of Mountain View, 3-0, in a statement preseason victory.