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.
Blue Jays win District 39 Majors TOC | Weekly Roundup
A late rally helped the Blue Jays of the Capitola/Soquel Little League win this year’s District 39 Majors Tournament of Champions title.
The Blue Jays scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat the Mets of the Aptos Little League, 4-1,...
Ocean Speedway: Justin Sanders adds another sprint car victory.
Justin Sanders won the 30-lap Taco Bravo Ocean Sprint car main event on Friday night to record his fifth win of the season.
Girls' CCS Wrestling: Watsonville's Mosqueda heads to section championships with hopes of capturing elusive title
She might have only been 8 or 9 years old, but Gianna Mosqueda was unquestionably inspired while watching former Watsonville High great Emily Kalka bulldoze through opponents like a runaway truck.
Sharks secure first ever outright league title | Girls Basketball
For the first time in five years the St. Francis High girls’ basketball team faced an opportunity to take home a league title.
Only this time they weren’t looking to share the pie.
In a back-and-forth game filled with eccentric plays from both sides, the Sharks...
Girl's MBL-G Water Polo: Shorthanded Aptos holds tough, improves to 2-0 on season
Despite playing with only one sub, the Mariners outlasted the Cougars at home to improve to 2-0 overall and in Monterey Bay League Gabilan division play.
HS Baseball: Watsonville fires coach Leroy Dozal
Watsonville principal Elaine Legorreta wrote in an email that the program is going in a “direction consistent with our vision for the coaching staff” and that assistant coaches James Carranco and Max Gonzales would take over for the remainder of the season. The Wildcatz also added Watsonville alumnus Daniel Hernandez to the coaching staff as an assistant.
Local Roundup, 5/18: Hocom named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State team
Aptos High’s Hannah Hocom was recently named one of 20 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore team selections.
Tony's Thoughts: Aptos’ Marcos Reyes keeping team accomplishments first during record-breaking run
Over the last three seasons, Reyes has rewritten the Mariners’ record book. Last fall, he tied Mike Allshouse’s single-game rushing record with a 292 yard performance against Monte Vista Christian, and this season he’s eclipsed Allshouse’s career rushing record (2,082 yards) from the early ‘90s and Brooks Nicholson’s career points record (200 points) from five years ago.
