Tony's Thoughts: Local football squads running against grain
Watching a pile of bodies crash into another pile of bodies for a total of three or five yards is not as fun as seeing a quarterback toss a perfect fade route down the sideline. But both methods produce the same result: touchdowns and wins.
Togo’s Athletes of the Week, 01/31: Natalia Ackerman, Garrett Lee
Natalia Ackerman, Aptos, (Sr.): Mariners’ senior set a career milestone by recording her 1,500th point and 1,000th rebound in a loss against Pinewood on Jan. 20 in non-league play. She recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Garrett Lee, St. Francis, (So.): Sharks’...
Pajaro Valley’s softball edges Seaside in high-scoring affair | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Pajaro Valley sophomore Hemeria De La Torre had five hits, including one home run in the Grizzlies’ 19-17 victory over Seaside in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division softball action Wednesday afternoon.
De La Torre finished with a pair of doubles, five RBIs, one stolen...
MBL Cross Country Championships, 2017: Ruiz impresses again en route to Watsonville's first female title since '89
Ruiz not only cruised to the individual Pacific division title at the Monterey Bay League Championships but finished just four seconds behind the Gabilan division champion, Notre Dame-Salinas sophomore Angela Leavitt, in the league’s overall results.
St. Francis aims to return as top contenders in PCAL Mission-North Division | High school football
Upon further review, St. Francis football head coach John Ausman took note after last week’s set of scrimmages that the coaching staff might be dealing with a problem.
No need to worry, though.
Ausman made sure to mention that it was what he called a “good...
HS football: Mariners, Powell get past Fighting Irish
The Aptos High football team closed out its preseason schedule on a high note with a 35-14 win on Friday against Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in non-league play.
HS Football, Week 10: Aptos falls short of MBL-G title against Salinas
The Mariners came tantalizingly close to the Monterey Bay League Gabilan division championship on Friday night but the Cowboys were cleaner and more focused when it mattered most, doing just enough to edge Aptos, 31-21, for the program’s first league title since 2014.
