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With Watsonville nursing a one possession lead during the final minute, the 6-foot-2 senior center snatched an offensive board and threw it back in to help the Wildcatz escape with a 48-42 victory in their Monterey Bay League Pacific division opener.

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831...

Watsonville High this week announced it promoted Patrick Rodriguez as the newest head coach for the softball team. The 37-year-old Watsonville native will take the helm after former coach Pete Legorreta told the school he was retiring from coaching following the 2024 spring season. Rodriguez was...

Quintero carried the boys’ team to its first-ever Central Coast Section quarterfinals berth, and also earned league M.V.P. honors. Solorzano, meanwhile, powered the girls’ squad to its first-ever winning season and league championship, while also being named the M.V.P. in her respective league.

Baseball season is finally upon us. Besides the recent rain storms, it has been all smiles at Watsonville High as the baseball team works its way back. The Wildcatz are led by second-year head coach Tige McSwain Sr. at the helm. In his first season...

GILROY–The Pajaro Valley High boys’ basketball team came into Tuesday night’s game against Gilroy High riding a four-game winning streak in league play. But the Mustangs put an end to the Grizzlies’ run, as they galloped their way to a 56-49 victory in Pacific Coast...

Aptos’ Nikki Hiltz won the gold medal in the 1,500-meters after she finished in first place on Saturday at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Cabrillo College softball has won just 23 games combined over the last two seasons, six less than they won in 2016 alone. This year’s team is looking to shake off the struggles of the past and hit their way back into a berth in the postseason tournament.

ATHERTON—When a high school soccer team scores the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute, it usually goes on to win. Sometimes, it will end in a tie and rarely does it ever end in defeat. But the latter situation is exactly what unfolded for...

It wasn’t too difficult to spot Aptos High senior Dante Aranda anytime he made his way onto the football field or a wrestling mat.  So much so, during his junior year he slowly started earning the moniker “The Bus” whenever he took off with the...