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July 12, 2025

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

Healthy, focused Nikki Hiltz among nation’s best runners again

The redshirt junior will enter today’s NCAA West Preliminary Round at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas with the sixth fastest 1,500 time among Division I runners. The first round of the 1,500 is set for 3:30 p.m. and the quarterfinals, which will de

HS football: Mariners sneak past Haybalers in CCS D-III opener

APTOS—The Aptos High football team will continue its quest for a second straight Central Coast Section Division III title thanks to an unsung hero. Senior Hirotaka Kanai made the biggest play of the night for the Mariners in a 26-20 win against San Benito High...

Watsonville High’s athletic field, track to be renovated

Watsonville High field renovation measure l
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School’s site council recently voted to use Measure L funds to renovate its stadium’s deteriorating turf field and running track. But a start date is still to be determined after current student-athletes set to compete at the facilities starting next month raised...

Dreams to reality: Watsonville alumna a Raiderette after refusing to quit on dream

The 23-year-old Watsonville native beat out nearly 300 women to earn a spot on the Oakland Raiderettes, the Oakland Raiders’ cheerleading squad.

Threading the needle: Cabrillo's Moody takes aim at pro dreams

A contact hitter who has the frame to develop power with increased body mass, Moody projects as a prototypical middle infielder capable of getting on base in a variety of ways while providing solid defense up the middle.

Referee shortage already effecting season

The Central Coast Section took a huge step backwards and went from 11 to just nine crews made up of five officials for the football season.

Local high school sports pushed to December

High school sports
CENTRAL COAST—The Central Coast Section, the local governing body for schools stretching from San Francisco along the coast to King City, this week unveiled its plans for the fall sports season and beyond.  The governing board on Tuesday announced in a press release that mid-December...

End of an era: Randy Blankenship retires after 50-year football coaching career

Several words come to mind when describing longtime Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship. Most will say he’s stern when it comes to his coaching methods, while others might call him caring, enthusiastic and motivational.   Yet, it might take just one word when talking about his...

Mariners see higher turnout for upcoming season | High school wrestling

APTOS—The Aptos High wrestling team is still overcoming the low turnout of wrestlers after nearly three years since the Covid-19 pandemic first broke.   So, when the Mariners began their season with substantially more athletes than the previous year, the primary objective for head coach Rudy...