Watsonville's Pena qualifies for national wrestling tournament in North Dakota
Months after becoming Watsonville High’s first Central Coast Section wrestling champ since 2007, Pena qualified for the US Marine Corps Cadet & Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota.
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...
Aptos’ Jewels Chavez named SCCAL’s most impactful player
Aptos High senior Jewels “Sparky” Chavez was a huge difference maker this season for the Mariners softball team and she became what head coach Phil Rojas called the best leadoff hitter during his tenure with the program.
“I nicknamed her (Sparky) because of how she...
‘Catz gradually returning to championship form | High school flag football
Watsonville senior Stephanie Martinez and the rest of the Wildcatz crew are back on track after brushing off what seemed to be a shaky start to the 2025 fall campaign.
On Wednesday, they extended their win streak to four straight—three in the past three days—following...
Watsonville Jr ‘Catz Junior Pee Wee cheer wins third straight JAMZ Youth Nationals title
The Watsonville Jr Wildcatz Junior Pee Wee cheer team for a third consecutive year won a JAMZ Cheer and Dance Youth Nationals championship in Las Vegas.
A group of 11 local girls ages 7-8 took first place against nine other teams in the Division 8–Level...
Local teams awarded home game for CCS quarterfinals | High school baseball
A trio of local baseball teams have been preparing this week for the upcoming Central Coast Section baseball playoffs.
Aptos, St. Francis and Scotts Valley high schools will have the luxury of hosting the quarterfinals after earning a high seed in their respective divisions. Below is...
Men's JC basketball: Seahawks’ Seymour realizing grand potential
In six games as a starter, Seymour has accumulated 44 rebounds, 28 points, 18 blocks, five assists and four steals for Cabrillo, who tonight travel to Gilroy to play Gavilan College in a game that could determine the conference championship.
Weeklys Sports Ticker: MVC cross country stands out at Clovis Invitational
The Monte Vista Christian boys’ cross country team won the small school varsity yellow race at the ASICS 45th Annual Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Oct. 12.
The Mustangs finished with a team score of 85 to edge Yosemite (86 points), which...
