Aptos’ dynamic duo win league’s top honors | All-SCCAL baseball
Aptos High baseball team capped off on another historical run in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season by winning its third straight league crown with the help of a pair of key contributors.
Junior Matt Hood—along with Santa Cruz High senior Oscar Knapp—was...
Athletes of the Week: St. Francis’ Javier Fonseca and Aptos’ Ella Dueck
The Pajaronian's Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 16-22. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Javier Fonseca (Sr.), St. Francis
The Sharks’ starting quarterback accounted for three...
Pajaronian Sports Ticker: Aptos’ Carlos Gutierrez, Pajaro Valley’s Valeria Acosta named Preps of the Week
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 12-18.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Aptos High senior Carlos Gutierrez had three goals and four assists in three games played for the Mariners boys’...
Local Roundup, 9/21: Pajaro Valley beats Watsonville for first time since 2009
The Pajaro Valley High Grizzlies edged the Watsonville High Wildcatz in girl’s volleyball for the first time since the 2009 season on Tuesday night in Monterey Bay League Pacific division action. The scores were 25-14, 25-13, 23-25, 25-21.
Girl's SCCAL Basketball: Aptos' father-daughter duo honored by league
In three years, the Aptos Mariners went from a first-round exit in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament to the program’s first Central Coast Section title in more than 30 years.
Costly mistakes hurt Seahawks in home opening defeat to Los Medanos | College football
The sun was out in full force as Cabrillo College began the regular season last weekend in front of the home crowd at Carl Conelly Stadium in Aptos.
But several key missed tackles and costly penalties hurt the Seahawks in their 31-16 loss to Los...
Aptos equipped to make SCCAL title run | High school softball
Several local softball programs had trouble getting the 2025 spring season in full gear with the large amounts of rain pouring all over Santa Cruz County in February.
But with the wet conditions coming to a slight trickle, teams such as Aptos and 10th-year head...
Weeklys Sports Ticker: Second half surge helps Mariners shutout the ‘Catz
The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.
The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...
