Aptos’ Castañeda named top player, coach | All-SCCAL girls soccer
The Aptos High girls’ soccer team in 2023-24 had one of its most inspirational seasons in the program’s history.
Mariners superstar Alexa Castañeda wanted to make her case throughout the campaign as one of the league’s top players.
Meanwhile her mom and head coach, Gina Castañeda,...
PCAL Water Polo: Malone, Wagner named to First Team
Aptos seniors Kristen Malone and Jordan Wagner were named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan division First Team after leading the Mariners to second place in the league’s top division.
Mariners’ football team ambitious for league supremacy
APTOS—Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship joined the state’s 300-win club last year, becoming one of a dozen coaches who have reached that feat.
Prior to that he brought home four Central Coast Section championships to the Mariners’ program since he arrived in 2010.
But the...
Boys soccer: Mistakes stop 'Catz in tough loss to rival Bells
Watsonville erased a 2-0, first-half deficit, but Bellarmine stunned the host Wildcatz with a score in the 79th minute to walk off Emmett M. Geiser Field with a bragging rights over its longtime rival.
Wharf to Wharf is back for its 47th year
The annual Wharf to Wharf, also known as “the best little road race in California” is back for its 47th year. The six-mile run between the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves returns Sunday.
HS Baseball Roundup, 5/4: Watsonville stops slump with 5-inning win over Pajaro Valley
Watsonville High put an end to a three-game losing streak with a 10-0, five-inning romp over cross-city rival Pajaro Valley High on Wednesday night at Harlan Guy Field in Watsonville.
Girl's SCCAL Basketball: Aptos burnt by sizzling Soquel in tournament final
APTOS — The No. 2-seeded Aptos Mariners came up short of their first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship since the 2009-10 season on Saturday evening, falling to the red-hot Soquel Knights, 58-43, in the league tournament final at Cabrillo Colle
Mariners remain determined during rebuilding year | SCCAL girls volleyball
Aptos High girls volleyball team is making huge steps forward in the ultra-competitive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after finding success in what is still a young 2023 season.
Early results have the Mariners in a second tier behind league leaders Santa Cruz and Harbor...
Mariners cap off season at USA Dance Nationals | High school dance
The Aptos High dance team shimmied and grooved their way to a successful 2024 season that was capped off with a strong outing at last month’s USA Dance Nationals in Southern California.
Bella Garvey, a senior, took seventh in the Solo Champion division, while Zoey...
