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March 11, 2026

Tony's Thoughts: Aptos’ Marcos Reyes keeping team accomplishments first during record-breaking run

Over the last three seasons, Reyes has rewritten the Mariners’ record book. Last fall, he tied Mike Allshouse’s single-game rushing record with a 292 yard performance against Monte Vista Christian, and this season he’s eclipsed Allshouse’s career rushing record (2,082 yards) from the early ‘90s and Brooks Nicholson’s career points record (200 points) from five years ago.

Girls CCS Volleyball: Mt. Madonna comes out swinging; Santa Catalina swings harder, repeats as D-V champ

Top-seeded Santa Catalina repeated as the CCS Division V champion, sweeping No. 2 Mt. Madonna 25-21, 25-14, 25-14 on Friday night at Watsonville High but the powerhouse Cougars we’re not backflipping over the victory.

Raiders' offensive line moves forward with holdout Penn

Raiders offensive line coach Mike Tice hasn't spent much time wondering if or when left tackle Donald Penn will end his holdout.

Curry ends slump with 31, Warriors beat Knicks 112-105

Curry broke out of a shooting slump with 31 points and moved into the top 10 on the NBA's career 3-point list, and the Golden State Warriors bounced back from consecutive losses to beat the New York Knicks 112-105.

‘Catz gradually returning to championship form | High school flag football

Watsonville senior Stephanie Martinez and the rest of the Wildcatz crew are back on track after brushing off what seemed to be a shaky start to the 2025 fall campaign. On Wednesday, they extended their win streak to four straight—three in the past three days—following...

Cueto pitches 7 innings as Giants beat Rockies 8-2

Cueto pitched seven effective innings, Brandon Crawford and Chris Marrero homered, and the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Friday night.

Female Athlete of the Year: Aptos’ Izzy Graff brought excellence to the field, classroom

Aptos graduate Izzy Graff was on the verge of joining the cross country team going into her junior year in 2023 so she could stay busy in what would’ve been a non-active fall season. On top of competing in three different sports, it also meant...

Local Roundup, 3/9: Cabrillo baseball starts conference play with win

The Cabrillo College Seahawks started the defense of their Coast Conference Pacific title with an 8-1 win over Gavilan College on Tuesday at Aptos.

Mustangs off to an early start at summer camp | HS football

WATSONVILLE—It had been nearly two months since Monte Vista Christian School incoming senior Aiden Keegan saw any kind of action on the football field. But now he’s back, along with the rest of his teammates who participated in a 7 on 7 practice scrimmage against...

Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle grinds it out during summer break

APTOS—To say that Aptos High senior Gabe Gaeckle has been busy this summer is a real understatement.  The Mariners’ baseball standout recently played in Florida and Georgia with the Alpha Prime travel baseball team based out of California.  “The weather was a little different but it’s...