HS Football: Physical Condors done with losing seasons
The Condors were without a place to call home for close to two calendar years before the completion of their state-of-the-art synthetic field last fall. They were only able to play a pair of home games last season. This season, they’ll have six home games, including five straight following their season opener.
Unity carries Mariners girls’ soccer team to finish the season
APTOS—The stakes were high for the Aptos High girls' soccer team in last week’s match against league rival Santa Cruz High.
The Mariners needed to secure a win in order to stay alive in the race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.
However, senior...
‘Catz pounce on Grizzlies in season opener | HS football
WATSONVILLE—It took a little more than a quarter of action for the Watsonville High football team to get the jitters and rust off its shoulder pads in Friday night’s season opener at Emmett M. Geiser Field.
But once they got going it seemed like nothing...
12th Annual RSF Central Coast All-Star Basketball Game set to take place Sunday
The 12th Annual Reggie Stephens Foundation Central Coast All-Star Basketball Game is set to tip off this weekend, continuing a long-standing tradition of highlighting the top basketball talent from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.
The best high school senior boys and girls along with 8th...
No upset here: No. 6 USC routs No. 14 Stanford for 11th straight win
Steven Mitchell and Deontay Burnett caught two touchdown passes apiece from Sam Darnold, and No. 6 USC extended its winning streak to 11 games with a bruising 42-24 victory over No. 14 Stanford.
Mariners continue to progress during rebuilding phase | Girls basketball
APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team found itself back in the rebuilding stage after losing a talented group of seniors due to graduation.
Mariners coach Bruce Funk is in a spot the program hasn’t been in for quite some time, but he believes they are...
Local Roundup, 10/28: Aptos girl’s volleyball wins share of 5th straight league title
The Aptos High Mariners captured a share of their fifth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship on Thursday night with a 25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 25-9 win over Scotts Valley High in Aptos.
Sharks C Thornton undergoes ACL surgery before free agency
Thornton underwent surgery on a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee Monday to repair an injury that sidelined him less than two weeks before he returned to play the final four games of a first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Raiders release Aldon Smith following latest brush with law
The Raiders retained Smith's contractual rights even as he spent the past two seasons on the NFL's suspended list. But the team decided finally to cut ties one day after San Francisco police said authorities were searching for Smith in connection with a domestic violence allegation.
HS Athlete of the Week, 1/29-2/3: Ryan Magbag
Pajaro Valley senior guard Ryan Magbag scored 39 points and hit nine 3-pointers to lead the Grizzlies to a pair of league wins last week.













