Mariners’ football team ambitious for league supremacy
APTOS—Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship joined the state’s 300-win club last year, becoming one of a dozen coaches who have reached that feat.
Prior to that he brought home four Central Coast Section championships to the Mariners’ program since he arrived in 2010.
But the...
Aptos eyes championship titles at SCCAL track and field finals
The Aptos High track and field programs will enter the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finals riding a perfect wave.
Both the boys and girls squads finished dual meet competition at 5-0, but now they have a chance at perfection with their sights set on...
Prep Athletes of the Week: Aptos’ Sam Hansen, Pajaro Valley’s Denisse Magallon
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Oct. 6-12. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at jreyes@weeklys.com.
Boys
Sam Hansen (Jr.), Aptos: The speedy long distance runner had...
Girls' Basketball: Aptos holds off Palo Alto, 75-65, in meeting of section champs
The junior guard buoyed Aptos through a third-quarter slump with a trio of 3-pointers and the rest of the Mariners snapped out of a shooting funk in the final stanza to hold off Palo Alto High for an impressive 75-65 preseason victory.
Local coaches react to school district’s rules for summer conditioning
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced last week that student-athletes will be allowed to participate in athletic conditioning and workouts starting Monday.
Pajaro Valley High School athletic director Joe Manfre said the decision will give coaches a chance to see their students once again and...
Local Roundup, 4/22: Aptos hands PCS 1st league loss in 5
Kacey Losik had 19 kills, 19 assists, 16 digs and four blocks for Aptos. Jayson Guy added 16 kills, seven blocks and three aces. Christian Segura chimed in with 16 digs and Michael Spinelli finished with 25 assists.
JC Roundup, 2/22: Seahawks men’s hoops locks in second place in CC-South
On a night in which the sophomores were supposed to take center stage, it was the true freshmen that stole the show, as the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team closed out its conference home schedule with a 70-63 victory over the De Anza College Dons on Feb. 15 in the Adobe Palace.
Boys basketball: Mariners ready to battle in hotly contested SCCAL
The Aptos High boys’ basketball team turned on the afterburners before the start of Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play last season and soared to a share of the league championship.
The Mariners shared the SCCAL title with Santa Cruz High by beating the Cardinals...
MBL Golf Championships, 2018: Tran, Yang lead M.V.C. to Pacific title
Tran earned overall medalist honors, beating golfers from both the Pacific and Gabilan divisions, by firing a two-over par 73 through the windy and cloudy conditions. Yang followed with a 79, and the Mustangs finished off their MBL-P season as champions.
