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February 8, 2026

Watsonville Jr ‘Catz Junior Pee Wee cheer wins third straight JAMZ Youth Nationals title

The Watsonville Jr Wildcatz Junior Pee Wee cheer team for a third consecutive year won a JAMZ Cheer and Dance Youth Nationals championship in Las Vegas.  A group of 11 local girls ages 7-8 took first place against nine other teams in the Division 8–Level...

Aptos’ football doubleheader highlighted by San Francisco 49ers

Aptos High hosted the “San Francisco 49ers High School Takeover” with a football doubleheader Sept. 27. With San Francisco 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam roaming the field and a social media team in place to film the action, two great games took place. The first one...

Local Roundup, 2/3: Aptos girls’ hoops wins first league title since 2000-01

Natalia Ackerman had 21 points, eight rebounds, four steals and two blocks, Gabby Giuffre added 16 points and eight rebounds and the Aptos High Mariners cruised to their first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship since the 2000-01 season with a 64-42 win over Soquel High on Thursday night.

Wharf to Wharf Race, 2017: Women’s defending champ bows out

The Wharf to Wharf’s defending women’s champion Risper Gesabwa has bowed out of Sunday’s race, director Scott McConville confirmed to the Register-Pajaronian on Friday.

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Sharks football falls short in heartbreaking loss to Alisal 

St. Francis High senior Javier Da Rosa-Fonseca put the Sharks football team in prime position to steal last week’s game against Alisal on its home turf in Salinas.  The only problem was the standout quarterback was forced to sit out on the final play after...

Prep Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Boston Ashe; St. Francis’ Maya Calfee

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 8-14. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Boston Ashe (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian: The Mustangs’ standout utility player...

Curry goes off again, Warriors top Nuggets for 5th straight

Curry scored 32 points and dished out nine assists in another superb performance during his sensational recent stretch, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Nuggets 124-114 on Monday night to avenge an ugly home loss to Denver in late December.

Brendan Doyle fits right in at Memphis | College football

The term “statistics can be misleading” is meant for players like former Gilroy High and Monte Vista Christian standout Brendan Doyle, who is second on the tight end depth chart on the University of Memphis football team.  On Friday, the Tigers (9-3) play Iowa State...

St. Francis begins construction on new sports complex stadium

WATSONVILLE—A crew of construction workers began working this week at St. Francis High on what will be an all-new Strawberry Stadium, version 2.0.  The school hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 26 led by principal Pat Lee, and school board members Jeff Kane and Ed...

Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz sets course record en route to Mission Division title | PCAL Cross Country

Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz was trailing the lead runner during last week’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships until she reached the second hill at Palo Corona Park.  That’s when she saw a chance to pick up her pace and outrun the rest...