Local Roundup, 3/14: Cabrillo baseball rolls past MPC, 15-2
Cabrillo racked up 16 hits. Cooper Krug and Nick Ciandro each hit homers.
Watsonville native Marv Marinovich lived for the ‘challenge’
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School alumnus and former Oakland Raiders lineman Marv Marinovich—who captained the University of Southern California’s 1962 national championship team—once wrestled a champion bull that his dad brought home to their cattle ranch on Carlton Road.
He and his brother, Gary, were both in...
MVC tabs Dustin Mones to become new director of athletics
Monte Vista Christian earlier this month announced a trio of new hires, including the school’s newest athletic director for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.
Dustin Mones was officially named the Mustangs’ director of athletics on June 12, replacing long-time director Matt Coleman.
Joseph Cassius Lampkin on...
Girls' PCAL-C soccer: St. Francis holds off Castillo, Pajaro Valley for 4th straight win
The Grizzlies nearly forced a tie in the closing minutes of Wednesday’s contest at Emmett M. Geiser Field, but the Sharks’ defense held tough through a pressure-packed flurry over the final five minutes of their 2-1 win, their fourth straight victory.
Watsonville Starlings continue to shine
The Watsonville Starlings Volleyball program was founded 15 years ago to offer competitive, junior olympic volleyball to young girls in the community.
Watsonville’s Nate Aguilar, Amelia Martinez named Preps of the Week | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 15-21.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Watsonville High junior Nate Aguilar won three events for the Wildcatz boys’ track and field team in a 69-64 win...
Mustangs’ confidence level continues to rise | PCAL football preview
Monte Vista Christian junior Dominic Pierini and his teammates were eager to get back on the football field for their first official day of practice on Aug. 4.
So much so, they were already on the field just as the clock struck midnight and wasted...
Grizzlies girls’ team gets redemption against Monterey | High school soccer roundup
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team got a goal from an unlikely source and stunned Monterey High for its first loss in league action this season
Sophomore Heidy Cadenas came off the bench to score the game-deciding goal for the Grizzlies in their 2-1...
Watsonville hoops legend Ken Sears dies at 83
Sears starred at NCAA Division I Santa Clara from 1951-55 and played eight seasons (1955-64) in the NBA, earning a spot on a pair of All-Star teams while playing for the New York Knicks. He played his final two pro seasons with the San Francisco Warriors,
