20 Athletes in 20 Days: Jillian Rodriguez
An all-league first team selection for the Aptos High volleyball team last season, Rodriguez will be one of the Mariners’ leaders heading into her senior campaign.
Mariners join two other league rivals in CCS D-III bracket | Girls basketball
APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team is on its way to compete in the Central Coast Section playoffs after securing an at-large bid in Wednesday’s seeding meeting.
It’s been a week since the Mariners last played and it’ll be an extra five days before the...
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...
Mariners prepare for Palo Alto, wet conditions in upcoming Division III semifinals | CCS football
The countdown is down to just hours for Aptos as it prepares for Friday night’s Central Coast Section Division III semifinals game at Palo Alto.
As both teams finalize gameplans and strategies, they’re also anticipating a battle against wet conditions with rain predicted to fall...
St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez named Pajaronian Girls Athlete of the Year
St. Francis High graduate Aaliysah Gomez had an incident when she was 2 that had doctors saying she would be blind and never able to see out of one eye.
Years later, she managed to overcome that obstacle and never let her foot off the...
HS Football Preview, Week 1: Wildcatz look for first 2-0 start since 2003
Almost everything went right for the Watsonville High Wildcatz in last week’s win against Pacific Grove High. They’ll look to keep the momentum going this week against Santa Cruz High in their home opener.
SCCAL soccer: Hernandez Marquez repeats as M.V.P.
Seniors Monserrat Hernandez Marquez, Paige Dueck and Grace Rothman all received top honors after helping the Mariners to their fifth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title this season.
Local Roundup, 4/20: Cabrillo racks up 14 hits in 10-2 win
Clayton Andrews was 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two scored runs. Nick Ciandro finished 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a scored run.
Boy's SCCAL Swimming & Diving Championships: Clarke has big day; Aptos wins 4th straight title
Focused, relaxed and smooth, Clarke dominated the field each time he jumped into the San Lorenzo Valley High pool to help the Mariners four-peat as SCCAL champs. He picked up wins in the 500-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley with times of 4 minutes
Daniel Castillo shines at SCCAL boys championship | Track and field
SANTA CRUZ—Monte Vista Christian senior Daniel Castillo was lights out in four events at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field championships, including a win in the 110-meter hurdles in 17.50 seconds.
His performance at Harbor High on April 24 was good enough...
