Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Abraham Martinez and St. Francis’ Georgia Otzman
The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 23-29. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Abraham Martinez (Jr.), Watsonville
The Wildcatz’s two-way player was all over the...
Watsonville’s Giancarlo Mendo, Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal named Preps of the Week | Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 18-24.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Watsonville High senior standout distance runner Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events to help the Wildcatz boys’ track...
Girls' NorCal Volleyball: Mt. Madonna advances to 1st NorCal title game since '09
And it’s arguably the biggest reason why the No. 3-seeded Hawks, powered by an airtight defense and an on-fire attack, will play at top-seeded San Marin High tonight for the NorCal Division V championship.
G League Basketball: Cleveland, Santa Cruz Warriors ready to rebound
Santa Cruz has a deep roster that screams switchability on defense, and attention to detail everywhere else. Ten of 12 players on the team’s opening day roster are 6-foot-4 or taller, and half have NBA experience.
New closer, same result: Giants blow lead, lose to D-backs
Chris Owings singled home the winning run and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored twice with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off new San Francisco closer Mark Melancon for a 6-5 victory Sunday.
Martin powers Mariners past A's 7-6 in 10
Martin homered in the top of the 10th inning as the Mariners rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Tuesday night. Martin hit a high arcing shot to right off a 2-1 94 mph fastball from Josh Smith (2-0) with two outs.
High school football ‘back on track’ for this weekend
APTOS—The high school football season is back on track, for now, as Santa Cruz County superintendents released updated guidance for outdoor high-contact sports that won’t require teams to test for Covid-19 moving forward.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez was notified on...
Cypress Division All-League Football Team
PCAL Cypress Division Top Players
Lineman of the Year: Matthew O’Brien-Rojo, Scotts Valley
Offensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Velez, Scotts Valley
Defensive Player of the Year: Nolan Smith, Scotts Valley
First team offense
Jjey Martinez, King City, QB
Jaden Hunter, San Lorenzo Valley, QB
Jacob Booker, Pacific Grove, RB
Isaiah Velez,...
Determined Mariners squad set sail for SCCAL play | Girls soccer
The dress rehearsal stage of the 2024-25 season is over for the Aptos girls’ soccer team.
After further review, most of the critics would probably agree they are lined up to be one of the premiere squads in the Central Coast Section.
The Mariners are coming...
Girls volleyball: Mariners sail past Rangers for CIF state title
ORANGE—The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team made a big splash on Saturday night and continued to shake up the world, as the legendary Muhammad Ali once did.
The No. 7 Mariners pulled off another stunning upset, this time against top-seeded Nordhoff High in four sets,...















