Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 12/13: Natalia Ackerman, Joey Garibay
Natalia Ackerman, Aptos, (Sr.): Mariners’ senior recorded 27 points in the Marin Catholic Tournament championship game. She was named to the all-tournament team.
Joey Garibay, St. Francis, (Sr.): Sharks’ senior scored 24 points to help lift the St. Francis over Pacific Collegiate last week in...
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 02/28: Alan Bedolla, Katherine Burke
Alan Bedolla, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’ junior scored five goals in their 9-0 win over Ceiba Prep in the CCS play-in match on Feb. 19. Bedolla finished with a team-high 26 goals this season for the Pajaro Valley.
Katherine Burke, Pajaro Valley: Grizzlies’ freshman had six...
Aptos equipped to make SCCAL title run | High school softball
Several local softball programs had trouble getting the 2025 spring season in full gear with the large amounts of rain pouring all over Santa Cruz County in February.
But with the wet conditions coming to a slight trickle, teams such as Aptos and 10th-year head...
Mariners’ football team ambitious for league supremacy
APTOS—Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship joined the state’s 300-win club last year, becoming one of a dozen coaches who have reached that feat.
Prior to that he brought home four Central Coast Section championships to the Mariners’ program since he arrived in 2010.
But the...
Local Roundup, 10/12: Manor helps Aptos volleyball sweep St. Francis
Chloe Manor had 36 assists, 11 digs, three kills and an ace to lead the Aptos High Mariners past the St. Francis High Sharks to a 26-24, 25-15, 25-20 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League sweep on Tuesday night 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...
Santa Cruz Warriors eliminated by South Bay in opening round of the playoffs | NBA G League
EL SEGUNDO—The Santa Cruz Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the NBA G League playoffs after a 134-123 loss to the South Bay Lakers on Tuesday night.
Kendall Smith led the way with 25 points for the Warriors, and teammates Selom Mawugbe and...
JC Football: Cabrillo halts losing streak in win over Gavilan
Cabrillo College halted its losing streak at five games with a 36-20 win over winless Gavilan College on Saturday at Gilroy High in American Golden Coast Conference action.
