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February 15, 2026

Local Roundup, 1/18: Local tennis trainer, coach Tarr earns top USTA honor

Local tennis trainer Jon Tarr was recently named the USTA NorCal 2018 ACES Award League Volunteer of the Year.

Hernandez hits 3 HRs, Dodgers top Cubs to reach World Series

Hernandez homered three times and drove in a record seven runs, Kershaw breezed through six crisp innings and Los Angeles ended the Chicago Cubs' title defense with an 11-1 rout in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series on Thursday night.

Boys cross country: Sharks earn trip to state championships

BELMONT— The St. Francis High boys’ cross country team is headed to the CIF State Championships after a top-3 finish at the Central Coast Section Championships on Nov. 16. The Sharks finished in third place with 75 points in the Division V 2.95-mile race at...

Capture the flag: local schools increasingly adopting girls’ flag football

Girls’ flag football entered a new era on the high school level last week when Saint Francis High squared off with Watsonville High in the teams’ season and program debut. Under cool gray skies, the Sharks charged onto Strawberry FIeld at St. Francis to take...

Prep Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Max Arce; St. Francis’ Peyton Orradre

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected]. Boys Max Arce (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian: The powerful Mustang...

HS Football Rankings, Week 6: Aptos still king of rankings 6 weeks into season

Home games against North Salinas, Alvarez will allow Mariners to catch their breath before tough MBL-Gabilan division finish.

Manaea goes 8 innings, pitches A's to 6-2 win over Rangers

Manaea pitched three-hit ball over eight innings as Oakland beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Mustangs lose heartbreaker to Scotts Valley | High school football

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian football team had a chance Friday night to get back on course for a potential run into the Central Coast Section postseason. Instead, the Mustangs hit a major bump on the road in a 7-0 loss to Scotts Valley in Pacific...

HS softball: Adam Noto named head coach at St. Francis

The St. Francis High athletic department announced Monday that Adam Noto was named the school’s new softball coach for the upcoming season.

Community briefs, July 15: Watsonville Wednesday returns

Community briefs, July 15, 2017