Sports

In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies. Prior to the start of this season, he jumped on the opportunity to add more on his plate as the team’s newest starting running back.  “I've always...

Last year around this time, Aptos senior Maya Schiro was preparing for her trip to the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships as the lone runner on the girls’ team. That won’t be the case next week. Schiro and her teammates will all make the...

A trio of local girls flag football players received some of the highest honors for their performances on the gridiron during the 2025 fall campaign. St. Francis sophomore Liliana Whitmeyer and Pajaro Valley sophomore Denisse Magallon were named the Most Valuable Player in the Gabilan...

Watsonville sophomore Noel Navarro had three rushing touchdowns, and the Wildcatz defeated Monte Vista Christian, 42-41, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North football action Friday night. “This whole season he battled to get in the end zone and once that second time we called...

Monte Vista Christian wrapped up the Gabilan Division boys cross country title after putting on a fantastic performance at last week’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships. Gavin Beckmen, a senior, placed fifth in 16 minutes, 02 seconds on the three-mile course at Toro Park in...

St. Francis saw its historical season come to a close after an early exit in the Central Coast Section playoffs on Tuesday evening.  The No. 3 seeded Sharks fell to No. 6 Crystal Springs in three sets 25-18, 25-14, 25-21 in the Division V quarterfinals. Senior...

Pajaro Valley senior Isaias Villasana wanted nothing more than to keep the momentum they had built prior to their bye week two weeks ago. It was all systems go as the Grizzly two-way player finished with three catches for 147 receiving yards and hauled in...

As the sun was setting down along the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday afternoon, Scotts Valley senior Lauren Ohlsson was prepping her Thoroughbred horse Bones on what turned out to be her final ride on the golf course. The Falcons’ top golfer shot a 92 while...

Pajaro Valley last week secured the program’s first-ever Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ flag football championship following a pair of blowout victories, including a battle for first place in the Mission Division. The Grizzlies then capped off the regular season with a bang in a...

St. Francis junior quarterback Max Madrigal tossed four touchdowns in the first half to help lift the Sharks past North Monterey County in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North action on Oct. 25. Madrigal completed 15 of 23 pass attempts for 277 yards. He connected...