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March 4, 2026

‘Catz bounce back with crushing win over Soledad | Girls basketball

Watsonville junior Stephanie Martinez had 13 points, six rebounds and three steals in the Wildcatz’s 47-26 win over Soledad in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division girls’ basketball action Thursday night.  Teammate freshman Isa Alvarez added 12 points and three steals, while junior Leilani Yasin...

HS Football Preview, 2017: P.V. senior class stepping up to big challenge

Pajaro Valley, a school with an enrollment of a little more than 1,400 students, has just 13 seniors on its 27-player roster. Only six of those seniors, however, played varsity football last season. Diego Navarro, Irepan Romero, Jaylen Carreon, Adrian Sil

Aptos’ Churchill named Pajaronian Female Athlete of the Year 

APTOS—Aptos High alumna Elizabeth Churchill has danced everything from ballet to more upbeat jazz and lyrical performances.  It’s taken her years to hone her skills, including how to sauté with such ease that it looks like at times she could be floating in mid-air.   This past...

HS Football: Pajaro Valley hopes for short stay in PCAL's lower division

With the school’s long-awaited athletic fields also finally moving ahead, Pajaro Valley could be on the verge of becoming a blossoming football program. And this year’s senior class — 14 of the 31 players on roster — wants to be the group to spark that change.

HS Athletes of the Week, 1/18: Elyanna Magdaleno & Diego Padilla

High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 7-13.

JC roundup, 3/15: Cabrillo women’s hoops season ends in Merced

The clock struck midnight for the 2018-19 Cabrillo College women’s basketball program on March 9, as it fell in the final round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs to the Merced College Blue Devils in Merced, 70-46.

Mariners boys’ squad rolls SLV in league action | High school soccer

The Aptos High boys’ soccer team continues to build momentum in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play after a rough start to the season.     Fredys Abrego scored twice for the Mariners in a 3-0 win against San Lorenzo Valley High in league action on Jan....

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...

On the lowdown: Is superstition a mind trick or is it real?

Today is Friday the 13, a day that is considered unlucky to those who are superstitious. Find out which coaches and players in the Pajaro Valley are superstitious.

Ocean Speedway: Shane Golobic wins on opening night of Kaeding Classic

Shane Golobic won the Taco Bravo versus Civil War Sprint Car Series 30-lap main event Friday during the first night of the Kaeding Classic at Ocean Speedway.