Mariners take down undefeated Santa Cruz in epic fashion | Boys basketball
APTOS— The Aptos High boys’ basketball team hosted Santa Cruz High on Friday for its most anticipated game of the season.
Both teams have been fierce Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League rivals for years, which seems to become more accentuated with every game played.
That meant...
Condors aim to make noise in Gabilan division | High school softball
CASTROVILLE—It's been two years since the North Monterey County High softball team won the Central Coast Section Division IV championship.
The starting lineup hasn’t seen much change since 2021, yet there are still a lot of skeptics who might be sleeping on the Condors after...
Mariners continue to roll past the competition | Boys basketball
Aptos this past weekend accomplished something that no other group in the program has been able to do since it began hosting the Aptos/Santa Cruz NorCal Invitational 11 years ago.
They captured the program’s first-ever tournament championship following a 52-47 win over Half Moon Bay...
WHS track gets facelift
Ten years after its installation, the all-weather track at the school’s campus is being completely replaced. The artificial-turf football field, which was installed at the same time as the track in a 2006 seven-figure renovation, is also being patched up
Aptos’ Churchill named Pajaronian Female Athlete of the Year
APTOS—Aptos High alumna Elizabeth Churchill has danced everything from ballet to more upbeat jazz and lyrical performances.
It’s taken her years to hone her skills, including how to sauté with such ease that it looks like at times she could be floating in mid-air.
This past...
All-Pajaronian Basketball Team, 2019: Pajaro Valley’s star scorers Christian Quintero, Jayleen Solorzano named area’s top players
Quintero carried the boys’ team to its first-ever Central Coast Section quarterfinals berth, and also earned league M.V.P. honors. Solorzano, meanwhile, powered the girls’ squad to its first-ever winning season and league championship, while also being named the M.V.P. in her respective league.
