Sports

REDWOOD CITY–The Aptos High girls’ basketball team has relied on its defense throughout the season.  That approach helped the Mariners bully the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League en route to regular season and tournament titles.  It helped them get the Central Coast Section championship game for...

Aptos High seniors Cameron Saldaña and Jack Spinelli were a powerful dynamic duo for the Mariners boys’ basketball team this season. They led Aptos (22-6, 9-1), co-champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, to the Central Coast Section Division III finals against Burlingame. The coaches...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys soccer coach Cesar Rojas  wanted to test his players and made it a point to schedule some of the toughest non-league opponents around in the area. The Grizzlies—who have yet to suffer a loss—responded to their first-year skipper by firing right...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 5-11.    Preps of the Week Boys: St. Francis High senior Sam Braun had back-to-back monster games for the Sharks boys’ basketball team. He finished with 24...

After playing meaningful minutes on one of the most successful women’s basketball teams in school history, the true freshman stepped off the court onto the diamond and immediately established herself as one of the premier hitters on the roster.

APTOS — The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team finally got over its biggest hump in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The No. 3 Mariners defeated No. 2 Soquel High in four sets, 26-24, 25-11, 22-25, 25-19, on Thursday in the Division III semifinals. It was the...

Watsonville principal Elaine Legorreta wrote in an email that the program is going in a “direction consistent with our vision for the coaching staff” and that assistant coaches James Carranco and Max Gonzales would take over for the remainder of the season. The Wildcatz also added Watsonville alumnus Daniel Hernandez to the coaching staff as an assistant.

James Garza was hired to lead the school’s baseball program, and Zach Cook was tabbed to take over the girls basketball team, Watsonville Athletic Director Mark Northcutt recently told the Register-Pajaronian.

WATSONVILLE — It’s been two years since Camila Cardenas set a goal for the Watsonville High girls’ volleyball team to capture its first league title in nearly a decade. Cardenas, a senior outside hitter, was able to let out a sigh of relief after the...

SALINAS—The race for first place in the Pacific Coast Athletics League Gabilan Division is not over for the Aptos High football team despite last week’s heartbreaking loss at Rabobank Stadium. The Mariners traveled to Salinas to face off against rival Palma, hoping to stay atop...