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January 15, 2026

CCS basketball roundup: M.V.C. girls set up date with top-seeded S.H.P.

The No. 5-seeded Mustangs will play top-seeded Sacred Heart Prep at The Menlo School on Thursday at 7 p.m. after scoring a narrow 45-43 win over No. 4 Terra Nova on Tuesday night in Pacifica.

St. Francis, MVC gear up for CIF NorCal Regionals | High school baseball

The St. Francis High and Monte Vista Christian baseball teams are both coming off Central Coast Section title runs for the first time in the programs’ history.  But the season is far from over for both squads after they received first-round home games for the...

Preps of the Week: Watsonville’s Adan Rivas, St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of May 1-6.  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...

College baseball: Seahawks stay cool despite longest losing streak of the season

APTOS–The Cabrillo College baseball team got off to a hot start to begin the season, winning nine of its first 10 games. Since then, the Seahawks cooled down and they’ve lost six-straight including a 4-1 loss against West Valley College on Saturday. But Cabrillo coach Bob...

Walkover: Astros beaten by A's in both ends of doubleheader

Normally reliable Houston reliever Chris Devenski allowed two runs in the seventh inning, including Chad Pinder's tiebreaking homer with two outs, and the Astros lost the second game 11-4 on Saturday.

Sharks fall to Soledad in league play | High school baseball

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High baseball team is in the middle of making a run to the Central Coast Section playoffs and possibly beyond. But the Sharks hit a minor snag along the way after a 6-4 loss to Soledad High in Pacific C oast Athletic...

Durant returns to court after missing a game, leads Warriors

Kevin Durant returned from missing one game with a leg injury to finish with 29 points, leading the Warriors past the Philadelphia 76ers 135-114 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.

Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Abraham Martinez and St. Francis’ Georgia Otzman

The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 23-29. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Abraham Martinez (Jr.), Watsonville The Wildcatz’s two-way player was all over the...

Mariners girls tennis on cusp of repeating as SCCAL champion

Aptos completed the regular season series sweep against Scotts Valley following a 5-2 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Oct. 15. In singles play, Aptos freshman Kiana Safari won her match in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) over Aila Papadopoulous at the No. 1...

Bellinger, Dodgers top Astros 6-2 to tie World Series 2-all

Hitless in 13 at-bats, Bellinger doubled and scored the tying run in the seventh inning , then doubled home the go-ahead run off struggling closer Ken Giles in a five-run ninththat lifted Los Angeles to a 6-2 win Saturday night and tied the Series at two games apiece.