CCS Volleyball: Aptos, PV to meet in 1st round in D-II
The No. 12-seeded Grizzlies will host the No. 5-seeded Mariners today in the CCS Division II playoffs at 7 p.m. Although they were the lower seed, Pajaro Valley was awarded home-court advantage because of their league champion status.
Little League Roundup, 3/21: Cubs, Padres, Braves lead high-scoring weekend
Nathaniel Arreola hit a home run and had three RBIs in the Braves 19-7 win over the Rays on Saturday.
St. Francis’ Aaliysah Gomez named Pajaronian Girls Athlete of the Year
St. Francis High graduate Aaliysah Gomez had an incident when she was 2 that had doctors saying she would be blind and never able to see out of one eye.
Years later, she managed to overcome that obstacle and never let her foot off the...
HS Baseball Roundup, 4/20: Aptos, St. Francis keep pace in SCCAL with Tuesday wins
Aptos and St. Francis stay locked in second place in the SCCAL, Watsonville's league win streak gets put on hold, and M.V.C.'s Garret Laine keeps hit streak alive
Togo's HS Athletes of the Week, 3/15: Hunter Matys & Layla Ruiz
Togo's HS Athletes of the Week for the week of March 4-10.
G League to offer $125,000 contracts to elite prospects
The G League will begin offering "select contracts" worth $125,000 next year to elite prospects who are not yet eligible for the NBA, a move that could slightly lessen the handful of one-and-done players at the college level.
Mariners’ talented youth looking to lead the way | High school softball
APTOS—The Aptos High softball team is back in action and looking to turn some heads in the Santa Cruz County Athletic League this season.
With a well-balanced group of veterans and experienced youth, Mariners manager Phil Rojas said this could be one of the most...
Samardzija pitches gem in Giants' 3-0 win over Padres
Jeff Samardzija allowed just three singles in pitching his first shutout since 2015, and Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik homered to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
‘Catz boys’ team back on track after crushing win against Soledad | Soccer Roundup
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team was firing on all cylinders after five different players each recorded a goal in last week’s crushing victory over Soledad High.
Seniors Mateo Arias and Saul Valencia had a goal and an assist for the Wildcatz in their 5-0...
SCCAL Baseball Preview, 2018: SCCAL title to be determined by talented pitchers
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.














