Sports

SALINAS—St. Francis senior Kai Price put together a stellar performance on the mound Wednesday afternoon as he tossed a no-hitter in just five innings of work. The left-handed pitcher struck out 10 batters and gave up four walks for the Sharks baseball team in its...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 24-March 2.  Preps of the Week Boys: Pajaro Valley junior Izaak Ocampo broke three records on one day at the track and field Winter Time Trials...

Alex Lazo spent his first three years playing soccer at Watsonville High but the team colors he sported weren’t exactly black and gold. However, the 5-foot, 10-inch, 160-pound defender decided to put on a Wildcatz’s jersey for his senior year, hoping that he’d make the...

OAKLAND—The Aptos High boys’ basketball team was eliminated by Oakland High in the opening round of the CIF NorCal Division III playoffs Tuesday. Senior guard Cameron Saldana had 19 points for the No. 15 seeded Mariners who put up a fight until the final buzzer...

Watsonville marked off undefeated league season from its list of goals following another convincing victory on the golf course Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcatz shot a team score of 269 to defeat both King City (304) and North Monterey County (310) at Salinas Fairways Golf Course...

SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Warriors guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. had a team-high 33 points in Friday night’s season opener but it wasn’t enough to overcome a big second half by the Stockton Kings in a 122-97 loss at Kaiser Permanente Arena. Dowtin, who is a two-way...

Jaclyn Ruby Garcia spent most of her childhood growing up at her grandparents’ house in Watsonville and the one thing she remembers the most is they were always in a giving spirit, helping those in need. Last year, both Quirino (Lolo) and Purificacion (Lola) Sulay...

APTOS—After a two-year suspension, the Cabrillo College football team returned to action with an entirely new identity.  It was a rough start full of growing pains but Seahawks first-year head coach Justin Hansen is optimistic about the future of the program. “The one thing I can’t...

APTOS—The Aptos High football team will continue its quest for a second straight Central Coast Section Division III title thanks to an unsung hero. Senior Hirotaka Kanai made the biggest play of the night for the Mariners in a 26-20 win against San Benito High...

No. 12 Watsonville, which has never won a playoff game, let alone a CCS title, not only played toe-to-toe with the last year’s Open Division champ but had a shot of sending the game into overtime and buying itself a few more minutes at the upset.