Mariners, Sharks earn trips to CCS playoffs | High school football
The Central Coast Section football playoff brackets are in order and a pair of local schools will represent the area in Friday’s upcoming quarterfinals.
Aptos High—tri co-champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division—and Cypress Division runner-up St. Francis both will extend their season...
Mariners quintet capture SCCAL titles | High school wrestling
Aptos High senior Diego Hernandez had some unfinished business going into last week’s league wrestling championships after finishing runner-up in back-to-back years.
There was nothing he wanted more than to finally stand atop the podium for the first time in his career.
The Mariners’ standout wrestler...
Tony's Thoughts: Offensive line the strength of explosive Aptos despite inexperience, lack of size
Aptos’ starting quintet of Josh Sousa-Jimenez, Angel Morales, Levis Slay, Adam Candelario and Mennie have taken pride in that. They’re not the biggest, they’re not the fastest and they most certainly do not have an overwhelming amount of experience — only one played a full varsity season before this fall. But they’ve done their job to the best of their ability over, and over, and over again.
HS Athlete of the Week, 2/12-2/17: Alex Gonzalez
Watsonville High senior striker scored a pair of goals and dished an assist in last week’s crucial Monterey Bay League Gabilan division wins over San Benito High and Pajaro Valley High. With the victories, Watsonville finished second in the division, and advanced to the Central Coast Section Open Division.
Preps of the Week: St. Francis’ Thiago Caetano, Maya Calfee | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 3.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and highlights to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes (@jmreyes831) on Twitter for scores...
Girls CCS Cross Country: Watsonville's Ruiz, Salazar advance to state; Aptos wins 7th straight title
Watsonville High’s star freshman runner took third in the CCS Division I race with a time of 19 minutes, 6 seconds to not only solidify herself as one of the top young runners in the section but also become the first female Wildcat to advance to the California Interscholastic Federation state meet since Consuelo Mata did so in 2000.
Local Roundup, 10/26: Cabrillo men’s soccer cruises past MPC, 6-0
Cabrillo College scored five goals in the second half of Tuesday’s 6-0 Coast Conference crossover win against Monterey Peninsula College in Aptos.
