Watsonville's longtime baseball, basketball coach, Gomez, resigns
After more than two decades of coaching at Watsonville High, James Gomez has decided to step down from both of his lead positions, he confirmed to the Register-Pajaronian on Saturday.
Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires
The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the nation's most celebrated wine-making region.
Aptos All-Stars blanks Los Altos to capture Section 5 championship | Little League
Aptos All-Stars pitchers Kiran Yager and Miles Lee combined their forces to put on a performance of a lifetime in a 9-0 win against Los Altos in the Little League Section 5 championship in Campbell on Wednesday evening.
“It's awesome, still waiting for it all...
Girl's Volleyball: MVC’s Sjea Anderson signs with Cal Poly for beach
Sjea Anderson, flanked by family, friends, teachers and coaches, signed her letter of intent to play beach volleyball at NCAA Division I Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Thursday at Monte Vista Christian.
Girls basketball: Young Wildcatz continue rebuild under Cook
Watsonville High girls’ basketball
coach Zachary Cook is in year two of the slow, methodical process of rebuilding
a program with young talented players.
Last year, Cook’s program went through
a season full of growing pains and finished winless in Pacific Coast Athletic
League Mission Division play.
The...
‘Catz fight off Sharks to earn win in league action | PCAL football
In a battle between neighboring high schools, St. Francis and Watsonville were more than eager to play in front of their hometown fans.
Especially when the atmosphere was lively with every seat taken, the school band playing along to the game and a variety of...
Cueto bounces back as Giants top Braves 7-1
Cueto threw six strong innings and Brandon Crawford drove in three runs as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Sunday.
Boys cross country: Sharks earn trip to state championships
BELMONT— The St. Francis High boys’ cross country team is headed to the CIF State Championships after a top-3 finish at the Central Coast Section Championships on Nov. 16.
The Sharks finished in third place with 75 points in the Division V 2.95-mile race at...
Mariners keep eyes on the prize during historical run for PCAL championship | Girls lacrosse
Aptos’ girls’ lacrosse program is wrapping up its third year of inception since it was freshly introduced as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic League in 2023.
Now they are on the cusp of a record-setting season that could result in a league championship...
U.S. pushed for Olympic skateboarding but came up short on medals
TOKYO—Showing off a new wave of aerial acrobatics and risky board-flipping tricks, an international field of skateboarders outshined the Americans in the sport’s final Olympic event, continuing the two-week demonstration of the skateboarding’s worldwide reach.
The United States struggled to find the medal stand in...















