Aptos’ Nami Banks selected as the league’s MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer

Aptos High senior Nami Banks, No. 10, was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League's Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 boys soccer season. (Raul Ebio/The Pajaronian file)

Aptos senior Nami Banks was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 boys soccer season. According to statistics on the Monterey Bay Preps website, the Mariners’ team captain finished with 13 goals and six assists in his fourth campaign on the varsity team. Banks helped lead Aptos to a… Continue reading Aptos’ Nami Banks selected as the league’s MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer

Scotts Valley’s Rebbert, Williams chosen as league’s top players | All-SCCAL girls basketball

Scotts Valley juniors Samantha Rebbert, right, and Brooklyn Williams were each named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season. (Juan Reyes/Press Banner)

Scotts Valley juniors Samantha Rebbert and Brooklyn Williams were each named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season. Rebbert had an average of 11.5 points, 6.5 steals, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while Williams finished with averages of 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and… Continue reading Scotts Valley’s Rebbert, Williams chosen as league’s top players | All-SCCAL girls basketball

Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman named the league’s co-MVP | All-SCCAL boys basketball 

Aptos senior Isaiah Ackerman was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s co-Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 boys’ basketball season. (Juan Reyes/The Pajaronian file)

Aptos senior Isaiah Ackerman and Santa Cruz junior DeMarco Hunter were named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s co-Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 boys’ basketball season. According to statistics on the Max Preps website, Ackerman had an average of 20.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in 31 games played for the… Continue reading Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman named the league’s co-MVP | All-SCCAL boys basketball 

SV’s LaRiviere named MVP, Aptos’ Espinoza earns Pitcher of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball

Scotts Valley High senior Blake LaRiviere was lights out on the mound for the Falcons during the 2024 season. LaRiviere was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League's Most Valuable Player by coaches within the league. (Juan Reyes/Press Banner)

Blake LaRiviere had the initial plan of playing for both the Scotts Valley High football and baseball teams to close out his senior year with a bang. Instead, he decided to opt out of the football season so he could focus on baseball and develop physically. It was a tough decision for LaRiviere, but ultimately… Continue reading SV’s LaRiviere named MVP, Aptos’ Espinoza earns Pitcher of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball

Scotts Valley’s Taylor Wilson recognized as league’s top player | All-SCCAL softball

Scotts Valley High junior Taylor Wilson, No. 22, was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League's Softball Player of the Year for the 2024 season. (Juan Reyes/Press Banner)

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 2024 season. “This award means a lot to me because it was my goal from the beginning of the season and I am so grateful that I was selected in the… Continue reading Scotts Valley’s Taylor Wilson recognized as league’s top player | All-SCCAL softball

Aptos’ Castañeda named top player, coach | All-SCCAL girls soccer

Aptos High sophomore Alexa Castañeda, left, and head coach Gina Castañeda were awarded with the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League's top honors for the 2023-24 season. (The Pajaronian file photos)

The Aptos High girls’ soccer team in 2023-24 had one of its most inspirational seasons in the program’s history. Mariners superstar Alexa Castañeda wanted to make her case throughout the campaign as one of the league’s top players.  Meanwhile her mom and head coach, Gina Castañeda, wasn’t even sure if she was returning at the… Continue reading Aptos’ Castañeda named top player, coach | All-SCCAL girls soccer

Aptos’ Fiona Carey earns first team honors | All-SCCAL girls water polo

Aptos High senior Fiona Carey earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team Honors in 2023. She helped lead the Mariners girls' water polo team to the Central Coast Section Division II finals against Stevenson School on Nov. 11. (Raul Ebio/The Pajaronian)

There were several key elements this season that helped the Aptos High girls’ water polo team reach last week’s Central Coast Section Division II championship game.   But none was more impactful than having senior Fiona Carey take charge of the Mariners, who fell in a 6-3 loss to Stevenson School in the section finals at… Continue reading Aptos’ Fiona Carey earns first team honors | All-SCCAL girls water polo

Aptos’ Suarez-Abraham twins earn first, second team honors | All-SCCAL boys water polo

Aptos High twin brothers Gabriel and Rafael Suarez-Abraham both made an immediate impact as freshmen on the Mariners boys’ water polo team in 2023. Gabriel, a utility player, led the team with 21 goals, while goalie Rafael recorded 57 saves and three wins, according to the Max Preps website. Their accomplishments in the pool didn’t… Continue reading Aptos’ Suarez-Abraham twins earn first, second team honors | All-SCCAL boys water polo

Aptos’ Summer Jacob named league’s co-MVP | SCCAL girls soccer

Aptos High's Summer Jacob dribbles past Amy Barrientos of visiting Branham during a CCS Division II soccer match on Saturday, Feb 18, 2023. (Raul Ebio - The Pajaronian)

APTOS—It’s typically difficult to identify an MVP-type caliber soccer player when they primarily play in the defensive backfield and it’s the attackers producing all of the highlight reels with the goals and assists. Aptos High senior defensive midfielder Summer Jacob recorded just one goal and was credited with one assist the whole season, yet her… Continue reading Aptos’ Summer Jacob named league’s co-MVP | SCCAL girls soccer

Aptos’ Laurel Southall earns All-SCCAL First Team honors | Girls basketball

Aptos High junior Laurel earned All-SCCAL First Team honors for her performance on the court this season. (Juan Reyes/The Pajaronian file photo)

Aptos High junior guard Laurel Southall earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team honors following a strong performance on the court this season. The coaches within the league recognized Southall for helping the Mariners girls’ basketball team to an 8-18 overall record this season. She finished with an average of 9.6 points and 3.9… Continue reading Aptos’ Laurel Southall earns All-SCCAL First Team honors | Girls basketball