St. Francis promotes Robert Gomez to boys’ basketball head coach
St. Francis High announced this week that Robert Gomez was promoted to become the next head coach for the Sharks boys’ basketball team.
The 43-year-old Watsonville native is replacing Duncan Edwards who was at the helm for five years before stepping down after the 2023-24...
High School Athletes of the Week, 10/12: Andrew Seymour & Gabi Gutiérrez
The Register-Pajaronian High School Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 1-7.
St. Francis’ Sam Braun named top player in Cypress Division | PCAL boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun got a late start to the basketball year after he was forced to sit out until January when he was eligible to play due to his transfer request during the offseason.
It didn’t take long for the standout forward...
Local Roundup, 2/13: Santa Cruz Warriors halt 3-game losing streak in OT
The Santa Cruz Warriors halted a three-game losing streak on Sunday night with a 131-127 overtime victory over the South Bay Lakers.
Locals beat the heat at CCS semis | High school track and field
Hundreds of spectators hid under umbrellas and embraced bags of ice to combat the sun beaming down upon them during last week’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High School, trying to cool off any way they could.
However, for many of...
Mariners eliminated from D-III playoffs following loss to Mills | CCS girls basketball
Aptos High School won a bid to host a Central Coast Section Division III girls basketball semifinals game no matter which teams were going to be competing that evening.
It so happened the No. 3 Mariners earned a spot as the “visitors” at their home...
PCAL Football: ‘The beast’ named Gabilan M.V.P.
“The beast” beat out a handful of other worthy candidates for the league’s top honor after rushing for 806 yards and 16 touchdowns over seven PCAL-G games. Reyes also starred at inside linebacker for a defense that allowed just 16 points per league game.
JC Roundup, 12/28: Roadrunners shut down star guard Heleyna Hill, Seahawks
Hill, a sophomore transfer from San Jose State and a Santa Cruz native, leads the state in points (24.9) and assists (4.7) per game, but managed just eight points and two assists as a result of running up against a game plan designed exclusively to stop her.
