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St. Francis’ Madrigal tosses four TDs en route to victory | High school football roundup

St. Francis junior quarterback Max Madrigal tossed four touchdowns in the first half to help lift the Sharks past North Monterey County in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North action on Oct. 25. Madrigal completed 15 of 23 pass attempts for 277 yards. He connected...

Three local teams qualify for CCS playoffs | High school baseball

A trio of local schools qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section baseball playoffs, giving them one more chance to extend their seasons. Aptos, Monte Vista Christian and St. Francis high schools are all postseason bound after Wednesday's seeding meeting revealed the teams’ quarterfinals matchups. The...

G League Basketball: Santa Cruz falls to Austin in Golden State’s house

Quinn Cook had 28 points and nine assists, Damian Jones and Damion Lee added 15 points apiece but it wasn’t enough for the Santa Cruz Warriors in a 105-97 loss to the Austin Spurs on Sunday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Stanton homers in 6th straight, Marlins fall 9-4 to Giants

Baseball's $325-million man homered in his sixth consecutive game to give him a major league-leading 44, but the Miami Marlins fell 9-4 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

Mustangs capture a share of league title | High school softball

WATSONVILLE—Prior to her at-bat in the sixth inning, Monte Vista Christian junior Giselle Rocha doesn’t recall much other than blacking out and praying to God for her to at least get one base hit. But after taking a deep breath, she swung with all her...

Weekend Roundup: Santa Cruz Red Colt team advances to West Zone tourney

The Santa Cruz Red Colt team had to forfeit Sunday's Super Region championship but still advances to the West Zone Tournament, which begins Thursday at P.A.L. Stadium.

MBL-G Softball: Rodriguez fans 15 batters to keep Watsonville perfect

Jessica Rodriguez shook off an early-game mistake and tossed a shutout the rest of the way, while fanning 15 batters, to lead the Wildcatz to a 4-2 league win over Christopher High in Watsonville.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Abraham Martinez; St. Francis’ Lilianna Whitmeyer

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Aug. 25-31. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Abraham Martinez (Sr.), Watsonville The Wildcatz senior ran wild for 150...

Seager, Bellinger lead Dodgers to 2-1 victory over Giants

Hill pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Dodgers beat the Giants 2-1 Saturday for their seventh consecutive victory.

Nordic Naturals Challenger: Saturday's semifinals set

Sam Groth, Liam Broady, Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz all punched their ticket to today’s semifinal round of the 30th annual Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank.