Watsonville hires former standout Nick Peña to lead wrestling program
Nick Peña, a former Watsonville wrestling standout and Central Coast Section champion, was named the new head coach of the Wildcatz wrestling team for the upcoming 2025-26 winter season.
After taking over as the interim head coach last year, Peña, 44, will return to lead...
HS Football Rankings, Week 9: No. 1 Aptos playing No. 2 M.V.C. Friday
No. 1 Aptos will travel to No. 2 Monte Vista Christian on Friday night for a Monterey Bay League Gabilan division contest.
MBL-G Baseball: MVC hopes to catch fire; make CCS during last stretch
To return to the playoffs they will either have to meet the section’s .500 eligibility requirement as an at-large team or finish fifth in the MBL-G.
Boys' PCAL-C basketball: Condors outlast Quintero, P.V. to earn share of title
Behind a 12-0 run at the start of the fourth quarter, N.M.C. held off a late Pajaro Valley surge to secure no worse than a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division crown with a 55-50 win on Tuesday night.
Aptos’ Summer Jacob named league’s co-MVP | SCCAL girls soccer
APTOS—It’s typically difficult to identify an MVP-type caliber soccer player when they primarily play in the defensive backfield and it’s the attackers producing all of the highlight reels with the goals and assists.
Aptos High senior defensive midfielder Summer Jacob recorded just one goal and...
CCS soccer: Watsonville earns rematch with Bellarmine with wild OT victory
Jeal Leal scored twice for the Watsonville High boys’ soccer team as they edged St. Ignatius College Prep, 3-2, in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.
The No. 2 seed Wildcatz, who won the PCAL Gabilan division championship, needed overtime to beat...
Mariners beat ‘Catz for first time in 30 years | Boys soccer
APTOS—The last time the Aptos High boys soccer team beat Watsonville High the Nintendo Game Boy was a hot item, “Home Alone” was the top movie and Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” was No.1 rap song in the nation.
That was 30 years ago, but...
PV head coach Kristian Flores resigns after five years with program | Girls soccer
Pajaro Valley High Athletics Department on Thursday announced that Kristian Flores was resigning from his position as head coach of the girls soccer program.
Flores confirmed with The Pajaronian on Thursday afternoon following the school’s notification.
“It’s a big time commitment, and my kids are getting...
Sea Otter Classic makes grand return to Monterey Bay
MONTEREY—One of the world’s most premiere cycling festivals made its grand return to the Monterey Bay this past weekend.
After more than two years, the Sea Otter Classic was in full swing at the Leguna Seca Recreation Area from Oct. 7-10, drawing in hundreds of...
