Mariners capture SCCAL title after decade-long drought | High School Soccer Roundup
Aptos High boys soccer coach Roberto Zuñiga has a banner hanging in his office to commemorate a league championship for the 2021-22 season.
It’s a reminder of how they were snubbed from bringing home a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown all because of a...
Sharks begin to heat up at the right time | High school baseball
St. Francis High baseball head coach Ken Nakagawa has no doubt this year’s group is talented enough to go on a Central Coast Section title run.
The faith has always been there.
But more importantly to him, it's just a matter of when they can get...
Carr recalls boost 4th preseason game gave him as rookie
As the franchise quarterback, Carr is too important a piece to risk to injury in an exhibition game against Seattle just 10 days before the start of the real season. But don't tell Carr these games are meaningless.
Sergio Garcia wins the Masters, ends drought at the majors
After nearly two decades of heartache in the tournaments that define careers, Garcia finally showed the mettle to win a major. He overcame a two-shot deficit against Justin Rose and won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Watsonville’s Mathew Silva, Aaliyah Arellano
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 22-28. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Mathew Silva (Sr.), Watsonville: The Wildcat two-way player was a...
Mariners keep eyes on the prize during historical run for PCAL championship | Girls lacrosse
Aptos’ girls’ lacrosse program is wrapping up its third year of inception since it was freshly introduced as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic League in 2023.
Now they are on the cusp of a record-setting season that could result in a league championship...
Referee shortage already effecting season
The Central Coast Section took a huge step backwards and went from 11 to just nine crews made up of five officials for the football season.
After a week off, Curry, Warriors roll past Jazz in Game 1
Curry scored 22 points in three quarters of work and the top-seeded Warriors warmed up in a hurry after a weeklong layoff between playoff games, beating the Jazz 106-94 on Tuesday night.
Sharks beat Oilers 3-2 in overtime in Game 1
Melker Karlsson scored at 3:22 of overtime and San Jose came back to beat Edmonton 3-2 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference series.
What offseason? A week after Finals, the NBA in overdrive
Dwight Howard and Brook Lopez are on the move. Dwyane Wade is opting in. Pau Gasol is opting out. The Los Angeles Lakers provided the clearest indication yet that Lonzo Ball is their guy.












