63.5 F
Watsonville
September 23, 2026

St. Francis’ Calfee, Whitmeyer earn top honors | All-PCAL Girls Flag Football

St. Francis High sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer accounted for nearly 90 percent of the 1,030 points the girls' flag football scored during the 2024 campaign. The dynamic duo were also a force to be reckoned with on defense, helping lead the Sharks...

Los Angeles reaches deal with Olympic leaders for 2028 Games

The agreement follows a vote earlier this month by the International Olympic Committee to seek an unusual deal to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously. Paris is the only city left to host the 2024 Games.

HS Baseball: Keathley returns as M.V.C. head coach 2 years after dismissal

In a statement, Dean of Athletics Matt Coleman said Keathley was “uniquely qualified to fulfill all the criteria set forth in our search.”

Revamped Sharks fight to defend league title | High school baseball

WATSONVILLE—The St. Francis High baseball team came into the season at the top of the ocean’s food chain as the defending Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division and Central Coast Section Division IV champion.   The Sharks were swimming their way closer to a second consecutive...

JC basketball: Cabrillo hoops hosting playoff double-header

The Cabrillo College men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to host the first round of the California Community College Athletic Association NorCal playoffs tonight in the Adobe Palace against opponents they have already bested this season.

Raiders QB Carr out 2 to 6 weeks with back injury

Coach Jack Del Rio said Monday that a CT scan showed that Carr has a transverse process fracture in his back after being injured in the third quarter of a 16-10 loss Sunday. Del Rio said these injuries typically sideline players for two to six weeks.

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 jreyes@weeklys.com.  Boys Mathew Silva (Sr.), Watsonville: The Wildcat two-way player was a...

Rangers rally earlier for 5th straight win, 6-5 over A's

Elvis Andrus and Nomar Mazara had consecutive two-RBI hits in another late four-run outburst, this one in the seventh inning instead of the ninth like the previous two nights, and the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Saturday night for their seas

No mercy: St. Francis pounds Soledad to reach CCS title game | High school baseball

SANTA CLARA—After the St. Francis High baseball team split a two-game set with Soledad High during the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division season, no one expected the rubber match to be a blowout.  After all, the two league contests were decided by a combined...

Soccer community giant, Aptos alumna comes ‘home’ to coach Mariners | Girls soccer 

APTOS—It was only a matter of time for Gina Castañeda to become the new head coach of the Aptos High girls soccer program.    But there was always that burning question of when she would take the helm. The wait is over.      The school recently announced that Castañeda...