Sports

A night after beginning the season with an impressive blowout win over the Agua Caliente Clippers on the road, Santa Cruz (1-1) looked to be cruising to another up 87-68 midway through the third quarter. But the Lakers (1-0) rallied back, outscoring the Warriors 37-24 in the final stanza and outlasting them in OT.

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 19-25.    Preps of the Week Boys: Aptos High junior Lucas Zuniga competed in the 285-pound weight class at this year’s California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships...

SOQUEL—The Monte Vista Christian 4x400-meter relay team at Saturday’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals showed why it belonged with some of the big-name schools from over the hill. The Mustangs—led by Jake Morris, Sage Oliver, Andrew Bachman and Justin Lomeli—finished third in 3...

The defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion in the 100-meter hurdles took the best the league had to offer and used it as motivation, running a personal best to repeat as a league champion at Saturday’s league finals in Aptos.

The school’s Athletic Director Joe Manfre announced on Monday that the program’s lead position was vacant for the fourth time in the last two years after Kory Chavez resigned over personal reasons.

The local sports world came to a sudden halt last week. Prep and college athletics took a seat due to rising concerns of the COVID-19 virus. Travis Fox, athletic director at Aptos High, said all athletic activities including games, practices and anything considered an organized...