Girls' CCS Basketball: Aptos plows its way into D-III championship
Pardue scored a game-high 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting from deep, junior guard Hannah Hocom added 18 points and played tough defense on Saratoga High’s top guard and the No. 2-seeded Mariners cruised by the No. 6-seeded Falcons, 61-47, on Wednesday night to return to the D-III final.
Marcus Northcutt steps down as ‘Catz’s boys basketball coach
The thought of retirement for Watsonville High Athletic Director Marcus Northcutt came creeping into his head last year in the summer when he was having a hard time with his health.
After five years of dialysis, he received a kidney transplant at the end of...
Taylor holds off Mickelson for win at Pebble Beach
By JON CHOWN, Special to the Pajaronian
PEBBLE BEACH—Swirling winds opened the door for Phil Mickelson to come from behind and claim his sixth title at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but leader Nick Taylor shut it with a birdie chip on the 15th...
Wrestling: Mariners’ duo place third at CCS championships
The Aptos High girls’ wrestling team walked away with a pair of top three finishers at the Central Coast Section Wrestling Championships at Independence High on Saturday.
Camila Barranco placed third at 111 pounds, while Alex Quintero placed third at 160.
Both ladies secured berths to...
R-P Female Student-Athlete of the Year, 2016-17: MVC’s 'Irreplaceable' Anderson named top Female Student-Athlete
The always-cool and powerful outside hitter carried M.V.C. volleyball to new heights in the fall and rekindled her love of soccer in the winter, while also holding a 4.1 grade point average in the classroom. Now, the Register-Pajaronian is bestowing our h
All-R-P Girls' Basketball Team, 2017-18: Aptos' Hocom repeats as Player of the Year
One of the deadliest offensive players in the Tri-County (Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito) last season, Hocom lived up to her reputation this winter while also making drastic improvements on the defensive end. The 5-foot-9 guard often blanketed the opposing team’s best guard for three quarters of the court, throwing their offensive game plan out of whack with her pestering reach and impeccable footwork.
