Sports

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High coach Roland Hedgpeth is a member on the Central Coast Section boys’ soccer committee board.   On Thursday, the board got together—like they do each year—to discuss division placements, seedings and first round opponents for the upcoming postseason. The Wildcatz earned the No. 2 seed...

Stingy, speedy and mean, Watsonville’s defense kept the Wildcatz in every game last season but the offense struggled mightily to keep up its end of the bargain, averaging just 12.8 points per game. Watsonville’s offensive struggles ultimately cost the program a shot at the MBL-P championship, as the Wildcatz failed to score a touchdown in a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to eventual league champion Seaside High.

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team improved to 11-0 with a pair of wins on the final day of the Cabrillo College Classic, Saturday in Aptos.

Throughout the years of sports broadcasting, fans have come to recognize some of the most iconic voices such as Bill King, John Madden and Al Michaels.   The same could be said for Watsonville native Rick Stubblefield who spent more than 50 years calling out names...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 22-28.    Preps of the Week Boys: St. Francis High junior Javier Fonseca batted 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs for the Sharks in a...

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 coming up empty at the Central Coast Section Track & Field Championships each of the last three years, Zlatunich exorcised her demons in her final go-around. The Mariners’ senior distance runner stunned the 1,600-meter field at Gilroy High on Friday night to win her first-ever section title.

Aptos High senior Andrew Lopez-Rameño had a pair of goals on corner kicks, including the game-tying score in the second overtime period of last week’s Division II quarterfinals match against Serra High. But it wasn’t enough as the No. 4 seed Mariners fell to the...

In today’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will recap Week 1 of the prep football season. Then they'll chitchat with Monterey High football coach Alex Besaw to talk about the upcoming Battle of the Bay. And finally, the guys will end the show with a...