HS Football Roundup, Week 3: St. Francis ends preseason with big win over P.G.
Senior quarterback Derric Estrada-Haro tossed a pair of touchdowns and ran for one, junior receiver Andrew Seymour caught a score and ran for another and St. Francis High finished up its preseason with a 48-7 win over Pacific Grove High on Friday night in Pacific Grove.
Ducks close in on Sharks in division race with 2-1 victory
Patrick Eaves and Jakob Silfverberg scored goals and the Anaheim Ducks kept pressure on San Jose in the Pacific Division race with a 2-1 victory over the Sharks on Saturday night.
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Youth makes impression on Day 2
The young up-and-coming stars of the 30th annual $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank came to play on Tuesday at the Seascape Sports Club in Aptos.
End of an era: Randy Blankenship retires after 50-year football coaching career
Several words come to mind when describing longtime Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship.
Most will say he’s stern when it comes to his coaching methods, while others might call him caring, enthusiastic and motivational.
Yet, it might take just one word when talking about his...
Prosecutors in pot-friendly states will decide on crackdown
Whether to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal is a decision that will now rest with those states' top federal prosecutors, many of whom are deeply rooted in their communities and may be reluctant to pursue cannabis businesses or their customers.
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 02/07: Kevin Rincon, Angelina Cortes
Kevin Rincon, Pajaro Valley, (Jr.): Grizzlies’ junior scored five goals in back-to-back wins in PCAL Mission Division play. Rincon scored a pair of goals against Christopher High on Jan. 29, followed by a three-goal performance two days later against Monterey High.
Angelina Cortes, Monte Vista...
Girls NorCal Basketball: Aptos bounced by Clovis in quarterfinals
The No. 2 Mariners had their stellar season come to an abrupt halt in the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division III playoffs via a 59-47 loss to No. 7 Clovis High on Saturday.
Cueto, Grandal work out differences after benches cleared
Grandal said "it caught me by surprise" and insists that wasn't the case at all in the Dodgers' 6-1 victory behind Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday, but rather just him trying to get ready to move "because I'm slow."
High school football ‘back on track’ for this weekend
APTOS—The high school football season is back on track, for now, as Santa Cruz County superintendents released updated guidance for outdoor high-contact sports that won’t require teams to test for Covid-19 moving forward.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez was notified on...
CCS Football: Aptos' playoff game rescheduled for third time
The Central Coast Section Open Division III playoff game between Aptos and Terra Nova was pushed for a third time on Monday morning due to poor air quality stemming from the ongoing fire in Northern California.














