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Fresh off winning the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship outright over Pacific Collegiate School on Friday, Aptos High was awarded the top seed in the upcoming Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Saturday.

San Jose Earthquakes midfielder/forward Cristian Espinoza made a special visit to the Watsonville Breakers Youth 10 club's practice to spend time with the youngsters.

Aptos High senior Marea Zlatunich was named to the All-CCS First Team and Watsonville High freshman Layla Ruiz earned a spot on the All-CCS Second Team.

A good chunk of the returning players for Watsonville High spent a majority of the offseason staying busy. Whether it was on the football field or in the weight room on campus or at Guerrilla Underground Fitness in Watsonville, the grind never stopped.  That included senior...

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High wrestling team will go through some major growing pains this season as one of the youngest groups competing in the area. There might not be a lot of experience on the roster sheet but the Grizzlies seem to be optimistic for...

Over the last three seasons, Reyes has rewritten the Mariners’ record book. Last fall, he tied Mike Allshouse’s single-game rushing record with a 292 yard performance against Monte Vista Christian, and this season he’s eclipsed Allshouse’s career rushing record (2,082 yards) from the early ‘90s and Brooks Nicholson’s career points record (200 points) from five years ago.

The Pajaronian's Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 16-22. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Javier Fonseca (Sr.), St. Francis  The Sharks’ starting quarterback accounted for three...

APTOS — Too big. Too fast. Too good. The St. Francis Sharks were that and then some all season long. That stayed true on Saturday.