Aptos’ Casey MacConnell wins thrice at Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions | Prep track and field
Aptos senior Casey MacConnell took home three first place medals—two individual and one team—that he captured at the second annual Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions event at Harbor High School on March 15.
The Mariners’ standout athlete won both the 100-meters dash and high...
Watsonville’s Brianna Leon inks NLI to play for La Sierra | Girls flag football
After weeks of deliberation, Watsonville senior Brianna Leon officially decided Tuesday evening on where she would like to continue her flag football career.
The Wildcatz’s standout two-sport athlete signed her National Letter of Intent to play on the inaugural women’s flag football team at La...
Mariners keep season alive with win over South San Francisco | CCS boys basketball
APTOS— All the cards were on the table for Aptos High heading into Tuesday night’s win or go home situation in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
It was also one final chance for the five Mariners seniors including Trevor Brady to play on their home...
Mustangs aim to defend triple crown | High school baseball
WATSONVILLE—Absolute domination was how Monte Vista Christian performed in its season opener against Del Mar with a 27-0 victory.
Since then, they haven’t skipped a beat.
Mustangs second-year manager Johnny Ramirez said it set the stage for them this season.
“I wanted that game to see where...
Aptos falls to playoff rival Burlingame in D-III quarterfinals | CCS boys basketball
For a minute, it almost seemed like Aptos High was going to get over the hump of getting past newly formed rival Burlingame High in the Central Coast Section boys basketball playoffs.
Instead, the No. 2 seed Mariners came up short in their attempt of...
Aptos’ Maya Schiro takes fifth in D-III race | CCS girls cross country
Going into last weekend’s Central Coast Section Championships, Aptos junior Maya Schiro was going through a whirlwind of mixed emotions—mostly nerves and excitement.
The primary goal for the standout Mariners runner was to place in the top five in the Division III race, and making...
Mariners’ magnificent playoff run comes to an end | CCS high school football
Aptos turned some heads during its improbable run in the Central Coast Section playoffs after it pulled off back-to-back stunning wins to reach last week’s Division III championship game.
However, the storybook tale came to a close after the No. 7 seed Mariners fell short...
Staying consistent is ‘Catz’s goal for upcoming season | PCAL boys basketball
The season is still very young, yet one can’t help to notice that Watsonville is playing some formidable basketball coming out of the gate to begin the 2024-25 winter campaign.
Junior guard Max Aceves had a team-best 16 points for the Wildcatz in a 71-52...
Mariners boys’ squad returns SCCAL championship back home | High school wrestling
In just his first year at the helm, Aptos boys’ wrestling head coach Johnny Velez was already experiencing what some would consider a Hollywood scripted season.
The Mariners were sitting in a three-way tie with Santa Cruz and Soquel for the Santa Cruz Coast League...
Sharks win program’s first-ever league title | Girls soccer roundup
St. Francis junior Miriam Abonce pointed out that anytime someone steps into their gymnasium to check out all of the league title banners, none of them say girls soccer.
That all changed this year following a Pacific Coast Athletic League title run that saw the...
County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center
For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...