HS Athletes of the Week, 4/27: Hunter Matys and Martina Churchill
Athletes of the Week for the week of April 16-April 22
SCCAL Swimming & Diving Championships, 2018: Clarke evens odds, leads Aptos boys to 5th straight title
Away on a college recruiting trip during his team’s league loss on March 16, Clarke was back in a big way. He cruised to victories in the 500-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley, while also swimming a leg on a pair of scoring relay teams for the Mariners.
Local Roundup, 4/27: Watsonville boys track finishes season with wins
The Watsonville High boys track and field team finished off its Monterey Bay League Pacific division season with a pair of wins over Pajaro Valley High (117-13) and Christopher High (79-56) on Wednesday in Watsonville.
Boys' SCCAL Tennis Championships, 2018: Safari repeats in singles; Bond, Kluger victorious in doubles for team champ Aptos
Senior Kourosh Safari repeated as the SCCAL singles champ with a grueling 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win over Santa Cruz High’s Jack Tierney, while the Mariners’ duo of Carter Bond and Jake Kluger breezed through Soquel High’s pair of Lincoln Cooley and Casey Valcarcel, 6-1, 6-3, for the doubles title at the Seascape Sports Club.
HS Golf: Aptos completes undefeated season to 3-peat as SCCAL champ
Aptos (14-2, 12-0) beat St. Francis High, 200-298, to secure the title and finished up its league season perfectly with a 203-245 victory over Harbor High.
HS Baseball: Aces take tough-luck losses in key league games
Senior pitcher Chase Watkins tossed a complete-game one-hitter with nine strikeouts, but the Sharks offense mustered up only one hit in Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to league-leading Santa Cruz High.
Little League Roundup, 4/27: Padres, Angels keep rolling in PVLL Majors
Brody Legions singled, doubled and scored three runs in the Padres 12-2 win over the Braves in Pajaro Valley Little League Majors action on Wednesday.
HS Softball: Romo hits walk-off to halt M.V.C.'s losing streak
Monte Vista Christian snapped a five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, beating Alvarez High, 9-8, on Mattea Romo’s walk-off single in the seventh inning of the team’s Monterey Bay League Pacific division game.
Weekend Roundup, 4/23: St. Francis, Watsonville athletes break records
Watsonville, St. Francis track athletes break records, Sharks, Mariners improve to 4-1 in SCCAL baseball action, and Aptos boys volleyball inches closer to league title.
HS Athletes of the Week, 4/20: Kacey Losik & Anastacia Alba
Aptos High volleyball star Kacey Losik and Watsonville High softball stalwart Anastacia Alba are our HS Athletes of the Week for the week of April 9-April 15.