Aptos wins first-ever CCS championship in school history | Boys soccer
The Aptos High boys’ soccer team went on an unprecedented postseason run during the 2025-26 winter season.
It began with bringing home the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section title, an accomplishment no other team has been close to doing in nearly 25 years.
They sailed even...
‘Catz eyeing coveted PCAL Gabilan Division crown | Girls basketball
Watsonville’s girls’ basketball team continues to make a strong case as one of the front runners for Gabilan Division crown after they remain perfect during the opening week of Pacific Coast Athletic League action.
Isa Alvarez, a freshman, had a game-best 22 points and eight...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue Bowl’ | High school football
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
The rivalry known as the “Black and Blue Bowl” was renewed this past weekend as both programs got together for...
Weekend Roundup: Santa Cruz Red Colt team advances to West Zone tourney
The Santa Cruz Red Colt team had to forfeit Sunday's Super Region championship but still advances to the West Zone Tournament, which begins Thursday at P.A.L. Stadium.
Mariners finish strong to beat Alisal | High school football
APTOS—Aptos High senior Dante Aranda, whose moniker on the football field is “The Bus”, is known for delivering big hits and going full speed whenever the ball is in his hand.
The 5 foot, 10 inch, 235-pound fullback/nose guard was all over the field for...
Boys basketball: Mariners roll through Condors in CCS opener
The Aptos High boys’ basketball team showed no signs of rust in its Central Coast Section postseason opener.
The Mariners defeated North Monterey County High, 64-54, in the second round of the Division III playoffs on Saturday.
Guards Anwar Ayyad and Jojoe Moreno each scored 14...
Weekly Roundup, 10/12: St. Francis cross country dominating Santa Lucia division
The St. Francis boys and girls cross country squads picked up wins in PCAL-Santa Lucia Center Meet No. 2.
Girls volleyball: Hawks, Mariners eliminated in SCCAL Tournament semifinals
The Mount Madonna School girls’ volleyball team had Harbor High on the ropes in Tuesday night’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals.
But the Hawks ran out of gas in a loss to the top-seeded Pirates in four sets, 25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 26-24, at...
Mariners sail past The King’s Academy in regular season opener | High school football
Zach Hewett made quite the debut Thursday evening in his first game as head coach of the Aptos High football head coach.
The Mariners rolled past The King’s Academy, 34-7, in the teams’ regular season-opener in front of hundreds of fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial...
