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Cabrillo (13-5, 1-1) mounted multiple attempts to recover from the early offensive blitzkrieg launched by the Rams (16-2, 2-0), shrinking the lead to as little as two points, but ultimately submitted.

Aptos (16-6, 7-1) shot 29 percent from the field, and turned it over 18 times en route to its lowest scoring output in an SCCAL game since the 2016-17 season.

The beginning of the 2023-24 season was plagued with injuries and illness for the Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team. At times, they were forced to play with just half of a roster available to suit up.  The Grizzlies were also missing star player Valeria Acosta,...

Pajaro Valley senior Valeria Acosta is on the cusp of setting the school’s all-time record for career goals scored.  The Grizzlies star soccer player recorded a hat trick with three goals in a 4-0 shoutout win against cross-town rival Watsonville in non-league action Dec. 21.  Acosta,...

After capturing the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section title, Aptos was looking to keep this season’s magical run alive. Junior Adelaide Friedley recorded four goals to help lift the No. 2 seeded Mariners past No. 7 Marin Catholic, 7-4, in the opening round of the...

Aptos began the 2024 regular season with three consecutive losses, including two against a pair of defending league champions. They dropped the season-opener to Homestead—winners of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division, followed by a loss to Christopher High—winners of the Blossom...

Aptos lost five games by one run last season. Three of those one-run losses came against Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League competition, leading to the Mariners’ fifth-place finish in the league with a 5-7 record.

Colby Copeland captured the $5,000 prize with his victory in the eighth annual Howard Kaeding Classic on Saturday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.