Top moments for the 2023-24 sports year
With the 2023-24 sports year officially in the books, it’s time to reflect on some of the best moments that took place throughout this...
St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez named Pajaronian Girls Athlete of the Year
St. Francis High graduate Aaliysah Gomez had an incident when she was 2 that had doctors saying she would be blind and never able...
Watsonville’s Ruben Mora named The Pajaronian’s Boys Athlete of the Year
No pain, no gain.
It’s an idiom often used by athletes for motivation during some of the most grueling moments of their lives.
Watsonville High graduate...
Watsonville’s Amelia Martinez commended as Mission Division’s top pitcher | All-PCAL softball
Watsonville High sophomore Amelia Martinez was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Pitcher of the Year for the 2024 regular season.
The Wildcatz’s...
SV’s LaRiviere named MVP, Aptos’ Espinoza earns Pitcher of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball
Blake LaRiviere had the initial plan of playing for both the Scotts Valley High football and baseball teams to close out his senior year...
Scotts Valley’s Taylor Wilson recognized as league’s top player | All-SCCAL softball
Scotts Valley High junior Taylor Wilson earned the league’s top honors as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year for the...
St. Francis’ Nash Horton named co-MVP of Gabilan Division | All-PCAL baseball
St. Francis High junior Nash Horton missed the 2023 baseball season due to a major injury to his pitching shoulder.
While still in an arm...
Marcus Northcutt steps down as Watsonville’s athletic director
Marcus Northcutt has stepped down as Watsonville High’s athletic director after seven years with the school, he told The Pajaronian on Thursday.
Northcutt, 52, will...
St. Francis athletes officially sign National Letters of Intent
St. Francis High School last week celebrated and recognized a group of its student-athletes who will venture off into a new journey in college.
Aaliysah...
Sharks’ baseball postseason aspirations cut short by TKA | CCS playoffs roundup
The St. Francis High baseball team entered last week’s Central Coast Section playoffs against The King’s Academy riding the high of a 15-game winning...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
