Sports

Togo's High School Athletes of the Week for the week of March 11-17.

South Santa Cruz County had to say goodbye to a handful of talented and decorated stars at the conclusion of last spring, but the holdovers have unflinchingly stepped into their vacated shoes and provided plenty of excitement through the first month of the season.

The racing action returns to the Ocean Speedway on Friday after a week-long break from the Independence Day holiday. This weekend’s lineup will feature the Taco Bravo Sprint Cars along with the IMCA Modifieds, Four Bangers, South Bay Dwarf Cars and Police N’ Pursuit.

Jayleen Solorzano became the first basketball player, boy or girl, from Pajaro Valley High to sign a letter of intent to play for a college program. It was one of many accomplishments she had that named her this year’s Register-Pajaronian Female Athlete of the Year.

The Travis Fox era has officially begun at Aptos High, as he recently stepped in as athletics director. Fox will replace Mark Dorfman, who decided to step down after 30 years.

Aptos High is coming off a championship season after it captured its fourth Central Coast Section title since 2013. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s Mariners' football team.

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.

The Santa Cruz Warriors announced Thursday that assistant coach Kris Weems was named the team’s new head coach for the upcoming season.

The St. Francis High athletic department announced Monday that Adam Noto was named the school’s new softball coach for the upcoming season.

Watsonville High won its third straight game against Pajaro Valley High on Friday night at Cabrillo College.