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Local Roundup, 5/18: Hocom named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State team

Aptos High’s Hannah Hocom was recently named one of 20 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore team selections.

Little League Roundup, 5/2: WALL White Sox outlast PVLL Braves, 19-13

Justin Pero singled, homered, drove in three runs and also scored three times for the Sox.

Mariners’ football team ambitious for league supremacy

APTOS—Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship joined the state’s 300-win club last year, becoming one of a dozen coaches who have reached that feat. Prior to that he brought home four Central Coast Section championships to the Mariners’ program since he arrived in 2010.  But the...

Mariners’ showdown against San Benito canceled after Balers report Covid-19 outbreak | HS football 

APTOS—The Aptos High football team is on the brink of missing its first football game of the season due to Covid-19 protocols. The Mariners were notified Wednesday by San Benito High officials that Friday night’s game between both teams will be canceled. Aptos coach Randy Blankenship...

Photos: Monterey Bay F.C. bags four goals to top Colorado Springs | USL Championship 

MONTEREY—Watsonville native Adrian Rebollar scored one goal for Monterey Bay F.C. in its 4-2 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Cardinale Stadium on Saturday night. Rebollar was named the Man of the Match after he was a nuisance in the midfield for Colorado Springs...

Watsonville junior Danisha Nunez finishes with split record at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Sports Roundup 

BAKERSFIELD—Watsonville High junior Danisha Nunez made it through two days of competition in the 106-pound division at last week’s CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield.  Nunez, who was a CCS runner-up, was pinned in 2 minutes, 28 seconds by Kacey Shafer of Marina High on...

Watsonville senior Richie Ortiz earns All-PCAL First-Team honors | Boys basketball

The Watsonville High boys’ basketball team wrapped up one of the best seasons the program has put together, which included a league title for the first time in 10 years. Senior guard Richie Ortiz led the way for the Wildcatz (17-7), who finished as co-champion...

Local Roundup, 3/21: Watsonville softball improves to 10-0

Against Aptos, Juliana Wilson, Zaira Pena and Mariah Rocha all hit homers and combined for 11 RBIs to lead the Wildcatz to a 15-0 win.

Preps of the Week: Watsonville’s Aiden Rodriguez, Aptos’ Riley Carrera | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 13-19. There was no sports ticker for the week of March 6-12 due to a large number of postponed and canceled games. Coaches and athletic...

PONY Baseball: Franich Park hosting 10 teams from Bay Area for regional tournament

Ten teams ranging from South San Francisco to Pacific Grove will compete in the double-elimination tournament, but only three will advance to the Super Regional at the Shoreline Athletic Field in Mountain View.