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April 19, 2026

Boys basketball: Mariners roll through Condors in CCS opener

Aptos High basketball
The Aptos High boys’ basketball team showed no signs of rust in its Central Coast Section postseason opener. The Mariners defeated North Monterey County High, 64-54, in the second round of the Division III playoffs on Saturday. Guards Anwar Ayyad and Jojoe Moreno each scored 14...

HS Athletes of the Week, 12/7: Marcos Reyes & Jayleen Solorzano

The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2.

Nordic Naturals Challenger: Upsets continue on Day 4

Dennis Novikov knocked off No. 5 seed Mikhail Kukushkin and 20-year-old Alexander Bublik swept No. 3 seed Henri Laaksonen.

Preps of the Week: Watsonville’s Karlos Corpus, Aptos’ Alessandra Zuniga | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Jan. 23-29.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...

Monte Vista Christian adds two new head coaches to athletics department

Dek: Juan Diego Alvarez to lead girls’ soccer program, Al Toney takes over boys’ basketball team 
Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.  The school’s athletics website posted in June that Juan Diego Alvarez and Al Toney were brought on board to lead the girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball programs,...

Aptos wins first-ever CCS championship in school history | Boys soccer

The Aptos High boys’ soccer team went on an unprecedented postseason run during the 2025-26 winter season. It began with bringing home the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section title, an accomplishment no other team has been close to doing in nearly 25 years. They sailed even...

Boys' PCAL-G soccer: Watsonville continues super run into first place

The win pushed Watsonville’s unbeaten streak to 10 games, improved the black and gold to 12-1-3 overall and pushed the team into first place in the star-studded league.

Oscar Valdes named athletic director at North Monterey County

CASTROVILLE—It’s been four years since North Monterey County High School has had a dedicated athletic director. But newly hired Oscar Valdes believes the sports department is right where it needs to be and that his job is to continue helping build the programs. “My role...

St. Francis off to superb start in formidable PCAL’s Gabilan Division | Prep flag football

St. Francis was given a friendly reminder that it is not in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division anymore. They found that out quickly after escaping with a narrow 21-18 win over Salinas in the teams’ Gabilan Division contest on Wednesday afternoon. After building a...

49ers-Chiefs preseason game offers plenty of intrigue

Yet the new 49ers coach has a clear picture of how his debut will go Friday night in Kansas City, when he matches wits with Reid and the Chiefs in a game that offers a bit more intrigue than usual.