Sports

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 10-16.

Lasich scored a season-high 14 points, Watkins poured in 22, including 10 in the final two minutes, and the top-seeded Sharks came back to beat the No. 8-seeded Argonaut Mustangs of Jackson, 69-62, on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division V

A sense of normalcy returned to Santa Cruz County last week as the local high schools kicked off the cross country season. Watsonville High School squared off against Harbor High School on Feb. 18 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League competition, which was the...

The reigning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion, Aptos is only a couple wins away from once again capturing the league title. With all but one starter back from last year’s squad, Aptos was expected to cruise through the league. And while the Mariners are not taking any team during the final stretch of their league season for granted, they are eagerly awaiting for the real measuring stick of their skill: the Central Coast Section team playoffs.

The No. 1-seeded Sharks dismantled the No. 16-seeded Fresno Christian Eagles 86-56 on Wednesday in the opening round of the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Division V state playoffs at home in front of a raucous crowd.

Hunter Matys and Marcos Reyes combined to rush for 230 yards and four touchdowns, Fisher Johnson returned a fumble 88 yards for a score and the Aptos High Mariners passed the first test of their Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division season with flying colors, thumping San Benito High, 42-20, Friday night.

It had been 11 years since the last time Pajaro Valley was able to muster together at least five wins in one season.  For most programs it’s not a big deal, but being able to surpass that milestone almost seemed impossible for a school lucky...