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January 13, 2026

Heinen scores 2 to help Bruins beat Sharks 2-1

Heinen scored both goals and Anton Khudobin made 36 saves to lift the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Oregon plagued by injuries in 45-24 win over California

Quarterback Justin Herbert, running back Royce Freeman and receiver Dillon Mitchell were all injured in the first half of Oregon's 45-24 victory over California on Saturday night. Backup QB Taylor Alie was knocked out of the game in the final quarter.

Mariners stun No. 2 seeded Willow Glen in Division III barnburner | CCS football playoffs 

Aptos began its Central Coast Section postseason run Friday night as one of the lowest seeded teams entering the Division III field.  In other words, it's all about survival and advancing from here on out.   Senior running back Damian Suchil had a total of three touchdowns,...

Aptos hires alum Johnny Velez to lead wrestling program

Aptos High last week announced that Johnny Velez was named the new head coach for both the boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams. The 31-year-old Aptos High alum is replacing long time coach Rudy Guzman who retired at the end of the 2023-24 season. Guzman was an...

Raiders WR Amari Cooper downplays big game

Instead of gloating after coming off the best game of his career with 11 catches for 210 yards last week against Kansas City, Cooper maintained the same even-keeled persona.

Mariners baseball team remains unbeaten in SCCAL play | Sports Roundup

APTOS—The Aptos High baseball team remains unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play after its 2-0 win against Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.  Junior pitcher Gabe Gaeckle got the start on the mound for the Mariners. He threw for three innings, racking up eight...

Warriors take control in 3rd, beat Knicks 125-111

Klay Thompson scored 26 points and Stephen Curry had 14 of his 21 in the period, when Golden State ran another opponent off the floor on its way to a 125-111 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.

Girls CCS Volleyball: Aptos' title hopes stuffed by rival Soquel

Behind their hard-hitting one-two punch of outside hitters Maggie Walters and Sam Strah, top-seeded Soquel topped No. 2 Aptos 25-20, 18-25, 25-14, 25-16 on Saturday night for the Central Coast Section Division III title at Watsonville High.

Mariners standout guards earn All-SCCAL first team honors | Girls basketball

Aptos High senior guards Jaylen Dang and Jasmine Ackerman earned spots on the all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team in a recent vote by the league basketball coaches.  Dang averaged 14.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Mariners (17-10, 6-4), who placed...

‘Catz student-athletes sidelined during rainstorm

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School student-athletes were set to resume classes Monday after getting some much needed time off during the long winter break.  However, the school has been shut down since the beginning of the week after Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced the closure of...