Sports

Aptos High’s Will Patterson, Matthew Quinn and Patrick Peoples were all named to the Mission Trail Athletic League Mission division’s First Team after leading the Mariners’ lacrosse team to its first league title since 2014.

It’s been two weeks since Monte Vista Christian players threw on the helmets and shoulder pads for the first official day of practice. Mustangs third-year head coach Spencer Ferrari-Wood believes they aren’t quite where they want to be at this point of the early 2025...

SANTA CRUZ—Aptos Little League All Star pitcher Dominik Castillo has suffered defeat on three different occasions when it came to the District 39 Championship round. The 12-year-old ace right-hander wasn’t about to let it happen again as he gave up just two runs while recording...

WATSONVILLE—Just after a small cadre of school district officials cut a ceremonial ribbon at Pajaro Valley High School’s gleaming new sports field on Friday afternoon, a group of student-athletes took to the track, running a lap while onlookers cheered. This simple athletic act was both...

The No. 12-seeded Grizzlies will host the No. 5-seeded Mariners today in the CCS Division II playoffs at 7 p.m. Although they were the lower seed, Pajaro Valley was awarded home-court advantage because of their league champion status.

Monte Vista Christian is looking for a new head football coach after Spencer Ferrari-Wood advised the school he will not return for a fourth year with the program. Ferrari-Wood confirmed with The Pajaronian on Wednesday afternoon about his resignation. He made it clear to MVC’s...

The No. 2 Mariners had their stellar season come to an abrupt halt in the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division III playoffs via a 59-47 loss to No. 7 Clovis High on Saturday.

Quinn Cook poured in 30 points, grabbed five rebounds and made five assists and six other Warriors scored at least 15 points in Santa Cruz's 131-98 season-opening victory over the Agua Caliente Clippers at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. on Friday night.

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Dec. 5-11.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected].  Preps of the Week  Boys: St. Francis High junior Joseph Rose scored 22...