Local Roundup, 3/10: Aptos girls, boys track open season strongly
Aptos High’s Marea Zlatunich started her senior track season with a pair of wins in the 800-meters and 1,600 in the Mariners’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League dual meet season opener against Scotts Valley High on Thursday.
HS Volleyball: WHS coach steps down after probe in neighboring county
Tom Schatz, an embattled former teacher and volleyball coach who recently resigned from Rancho San Justo Middle School in Hollister, has stepped down from his head coaching positions with the Watsonville High girls and boys volleyball programs, Watsonville Athletic Director Marcus Northcutt told this newspaper on Wednesday.
CCS Softball: Watsonville receives No. 3 seed in Open; Aptos hits road in 1st round
The Wildcatz received the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs and will be off until Saturday’s quarterfinal round.
Girls Basketball: Chris Grieves takes over talented Aptos team
Grieves spent the last three seasons with the school’s boys junior varsity team, and is well acquainted with the talent-rich squad he will inherit for the upcoming 2018-19 winter season. His junior varsity team often scrimmaged with the girls varsity team over the years, and his family is ingrained in the Aptos youth basketball scene.
Girls Basketball: Hocom verbally commits to NYU
Aptos High incoming senior Hannah Hocom verbally committed to New York University for women’s basketball, she informed the Register-Pajaronian on Wednesday.
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Jillian Rodriguez
An all-league first team selection for the Aptos High volleyball team last season, Rodriguez will be one of the Mariners’ leaders heading into her senior campaign.
Dreams to reality: Watsonville alumna a Raiderette after refusing to quit on dream
The 23-year-old Watsonville native beat out nearly 300 women to earn a spot on the Oakland Raiderettes, the Oakland Raiders’ cheerleading squad.
Girls' basketball roundup, 1/11: Pajaro Valley’s Solorzano off to strong start
No other player in the state is averaging more points per game than Solorzano, according to the stats kept by MaxPreps.com. She is also eighth in the nation in points per game, and is the only player in the Central Coast Section averaging at least 20 points, eight rebounds and six steals per game.
JC roundup: Sweet-swinging Seahawks slog through soggy conditions
Freshman pitcher Gio Besio (5-1) threw a complete game of three-hit ball, allowing just one run while striking out four, as Cabrillo easily took the first of a three-game series, 6-1, against Skyline College Trojans in Aptos on Monday.
