Coronavirus: Local athletes affected by Olympic postponement
The sports world took a major hit Tuesday as the International Olympic Committee announced it will postpone this year’s summer games.
Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, and Abe Shinzo, prime minister of Japan, decided the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not take place until...
HS Football: St. Francis postpones game against Soquel
The St. Francis High Sharks postponed their Saturday afternoon football game against Soquel High to a further date because of poor air quality from the ongoing fires in California's Wine Country, the school announced on Saturday morning.
Athletes of the Week: Aptos’ Casey MacConnell and Watsonville’s Isa Alvarez
The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Oct. 7-13. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
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Casey MacConnell (Sr.), Aptos
Casey Maconnell played a critical role on both...
Boys soccer: Mistakes stop 'Catz in tough loss to rival Bells
Watsonville erased a 2-0, first-half deficit, but Bellarmine stunned the host Wildcatz with a score in the 79th minute to walk off Emmett M. Geiser Field with a bragging rights over its longtime rival.
Watsonville’s Adrian Rebollar becoming local pro soccer superstar
SEASIDE—Monterey Bay F.C. midfielder Adrian Rebollar continues to ride the wave during the team’s inaugural season in the United Soccer League Championship.
Rebollar and company are in a good position to still clinch a postseason berth after a 5-0 win over Indy Eleven during Hispanic...
Mariner girls’ squad earn top seed in Division II | CCS soccer playoffs
After an impressive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship run, Aptos earned the top seed in this year’s Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.
The Mariners (15-2-1)—winners of five straight—will host No. 8 Homestead (8-7-4) in the teams’ quarterfinals match on Saturday at 11am.
“The girls,...
Girl's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos stuns Soquel to stay alive in title hunt
The Mariners (8-7, 8-2) on Thursday night erased a 17-11 deficit in the fourth set and willed themselves back from down 10-7 in the winner-take-all final set to keep themselves in the title hunt and throw another hurdle in front of the Knights’ (11-5, 7-3) championship hopes.
HS football: Sharks, Mustangs, Condors win on the road
The St. Francis High football team might lack numbers but there’s definitely no lack in heart. The Sharks went on the road Friday to defeat The Harker School, 35-7, in non-league play.
