Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 02/14: Jael Leal, Katelyn Strader
Jael Leal, Watsonville, (Jr.): Wildcatz’s junior scored two goals in back-to-back wins in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action. He scored a goal in a 4-0 win against San Benito High and added another in a 2-0 win against Soledad High. Leal has...
St. Francis’ Sam Braun named top player in Cypress Division | PCAL boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun got a late start to the basketball year after he was forced to sit out until January when he was eligible to play due to his transfer request during the offseason.
It didn’t take long for the standout forward...
Mariners aiming for fourth straight SCCAL title | High school baseball
Aptos High made its return to the diamond in February on a mission for a fourth straight league baseball championship in 2024.
It won’t be a cakewalk, though.
Led by ninth-year head coach Jason Biancardi, he knows the Mariners will once again be the target of...
Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino earns all-league first team honors | PCAL girls basketball
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Xitlali Montesino was faced with a difficult challenge of having to compete against some of the best teams in the grueling Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division this season.
However, the standout Wildcatz guard was more than up to the task following...
CCS Basketball Roundup: St. Francis boys, girls fall in semifinals
The top-seeded St. Francis High Sharks lost to No. 4 Pinewood, 74-71, in triple overtime of the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals on Wednesday night in Los Altos.
St. Francis falls to Scotts Valley in county’s first football game during pandemic
SANTA CRUZ—The last time the St. Francis High football team stepped foot on the field it won in a blowout against Harbor High to end the 2019 season on a high note.
The Sharks hoped that the momentum from that win would continue into the...
Brian Hoyer seizes opportunity as starting QB for 49ers
With a familiar coach who believes in his ability after a successful season together in Cleveland in 2014 and a rebuilding team that has only untested Matt Barkley and third-round rookie C.J. Beathard behind him on the depth chart, Hoyer won't need to win
Preps of the Week: St. Francis’ Joseph Rose, Pajaro Valley’s Annel Andrade | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Dec. 5-11.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected].
Preps of the Week
Boys: St. Francis High junior Joseph Rose scored 22...
Girl's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos pulls into tie for 1st with sweep of Harbor
From the first point to the last, Manor and the Aptos High Mariners dominated the Harbor High Pirates to the tune of a 25-16, 25-9, 25-15 sweep to pull into a tie for first place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with three games to go.
Little League Roundup, 5/27: Giants, Padres set to meet for PVLL Majors title; Sox vs. Mets in Minors
Steven LaGrange hit two singles and drove in two runs while also pitching six innings of four-hit ball to lead the Giants to Tuesday’s championship game. The Giants and Padres will square off again at 6:15 p.m. for the title.














