Prep Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Abraham Martinez; St. Francis’ Lilianna Whitmeyer
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Aug. 25-31. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Abraham Martinez (Sr.), Watsonville
The Wildcatz senior ran wild for 150...
JC roundup, 1/18: Cabrillo women score another blowout conference victory
After Wednesday night’s 74-56 drubbing of the Gavilan College Rams (4-10, 1-3) in the Adobe Palace, and the 43-point beat down in Salinas over Hartnell College on Jan. 11, the Seahawks (11-3, 4-0) look like they are starting to find their groove just in time for the heart of conference play.
HS Football, Week 0: Aptos rolls Templeton in season opener
The Aptos High Mariners plucked the Templeton High School Eagles 58-12 at Trevin Dilfer Stadium, ushering in another year of title hopes, but only with bigger stakes as they enter the Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division.
Girls' soccer: Magdaleno the secret weapon for PCAL-M champion Watsonville
Magdaleno has scored at least 24 goals over the course of the season, and her head coach, Gladys Mondragon, estimates she’s made at least seven assists.
G League Basketball: Lakers stun Warriors once again
The Santa Cruz Warriors could not hold on to a 20-point lead in a 127-123 Wednesday night loss to the South Bay Lakers in El Segundo.
Girls soccer: Mariners capture league tourney championship
APTOS—Aubree Westjohn helped lead the Aptos High girls’ soccer team to a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season title
But the Mariners’ senior wasn’t satisfied.
She scored two goals on Saturday en route to a 4-1 victory over rival Santa Cruz High in the league tournament...
Grizzlies pounce on Pumas in ‘B’ Division semifinals | SCCAL basketball tournament
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team thought they were done for the season after last week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale against San Lorenzo Valley High.
But a late phone call on Saturday told them otherwise.
Erika Martinez scored a game-high 15 points for...
NorCal Champions: Mariners cap off remarkable season with Division III title | Girls water polo
Aptos senior Sofia Contreras last week missed her departure to go on a cruise ship with her family for a trip of a lifetime to Mexico.
Instead, she decided to spend the time with her Mariners girls’ water polo teammates as they continued their journey...
Sharks go on the hunt for a D-V title | CCS basketball
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High athletic director and girls basketball coach Adam Hazel wasn’t sure if the Sharks were going to get another chance to play this season, especially after he was uncertain who was playing and who was opting out of the Central Coast Section...
HS Football Roundup, Week 6: White, Paresa help M.V.C. cruise past Alvarez
Senior quarterback Sean White tossed four touchdown passes, senior running back Cody Paresa ran for a pair of scores and the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs thumped the Alvarez High Eagles, 48-27, on Friday night in Watsonville.
