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June 23, 2026

Mariners beat ‘Catz for first time in 30 years | Boys soccer

APTOS—The last time the Aptos High boys soccer team beat Watsonville High the Nintendo Game Boy was a hot item, “Home Alone” was the top movie and Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” was No.1 rap song in the nation. That was 30 years ago, but...

HS Football, Week 4: Aptos begins inaugural MBL-G campaign with statement win over Palma

Easily the youngest team Blankenship has had in his eight years at the school, Aptos grew up right before his eyes in Friday night’s massive 35-13 Monterey Bay League Gabilan division victory over five-time defending champion Palma High at Rabobank Stadium.

Mariners place third in Division III race | CCS boys cross country

Aptos senior Vincent Sanford-Carroll threw on a pair of headphones prior to last week’s race at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont.   He was rocking out to some of his favorite songs, including “Dream On” by Aerosmith. It’s a tune that’s calming...

Watsonville baseball coach Tige McSwain now in charge of football program

Watsonville High didn’t have to look too far in its pursuit of a new head football coach for the upcoming 2026 fall season. The school last week announced that Wildcatz’s baseball coach Tige McSwain will take over the football program just in time before spring...

49ers bolster defense with pair of 1st round picks

John Lynch traded down one spot to No. 3 to get Stanford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas and then packaged one of the extra picks from that deal with his own second-rounder to get Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster at 31.

PV Sports Podcast: Aptos, Monte Vista Christian football schedule overview

The PV Sports Podcast is back and ready for another season. Tune in as sports editor Juan Reyes talks about what’s going at Aptos High and Monte Vista Christian during a new segment called PV Prep Sports Schedule Overview.

Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill readies for three events | CCS Track and field

Aptos High junior Elizabeth Churchill will compete in three events—100-meter hurdles, high jump and long jump—at Saturday’s Central Coast Section finals at Soquel High School.   Churchill qualified for the 100 hurdles with the seventh-fastest time of 16.62 seconds at the CCS semifinals last week. She...

HS Football, Week 11: Aptos falls short of PCAL-G title

A week after falling one yard short of a game-winning touchdown against Palma, the Mariners fell a yard short of icing what would have been a title-clinching victory in Friday night’s 28-24 loss to Salinas at “The Pit.”

McClutch! McCutchen HR in 14th lifts Giants over Dodgers 7-5

McCutchen hit a three-run homer to cap a 12-pitch at-bat against reliever Wilmer Font, giving him a career-high six hits and the San Francisco Giants a 7-5 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday night.

Mariners survive against powerhouse Salinas | High school football

APTOS—The mission couldn’t have been any clearer for Aptos senior Caden Prichard who was set to battle Salinas for just the second time in his career. The ace running back helped lift the Mariners past the Cowboys, 44-41, in a thriller that went down to...