Weekend Roundup, 5/7: Aptos volleyball wins SCCAL outright
The Aptos High boys’ volleyball team completed its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season with a 12-25, 25-23, 25-23, 26-24 win over Pacific Collegiate School in the league tournament championship match at Harbor High on Friday night.
Aptos burnt by sizzling Soquel in championship
Aptos freshman forward Natalia Ackerman (35) shoots the ball through a pair of Soquel defenders during the second half of their SCCAL tournament championship game on Feb. 18 at Cabrillo College in Aptos. Photo by Tony Nunez
‘Catz storm back to win first-ever NorCal Championship | Boys soccer
The ‘Catz’s mystique is back, ladies and gentlemen.
The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team made history Saturday evening after winning their first-ever NorCal Championship in the program’s history.
After the final whistle blew, junior forward Justin Alfaro sat down for a quick minute to soak in...
Aptos, St. Francis get ready for CCS playoffs | High school baseball
The high school baseball 2026 regular season came to a conclusion last week, which meant it was crunch time for some teams hoping to extend their season in the Central Coast Section postseason.
Aptos of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and St. Francis of...
JC Baseball: Seahawks put it all together in win over Lobos
After two long weeks of losing, the Cabrillo College baseball team finally found the winning formula again.
Aptos’ Meltzer wins CCS in playoff
Aptos High senior Max Meltzer, pictured during the 2017 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Individual Golf Championships at DeLaveaga Golf Club in Santa Cruz, won the Central Coast Section Golf Championship on May 16 at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Montere
Local Roundup, 10/7: Taylor leads Aptos to another dramatic win
Kelly Taylor scored five goals, including the game-winner with 1:48 left to play, to lift the Aptos High Mariners girl's water polo team to a 10-9 win over the Christopher High Cougars on Thursday in Monterey Bay League Gabilan division play on the road.
Girls' SCCAL basketball: Soquel reignites rivalry with stunner over Aptos
Soquel erased a double-digit first half deficit to snap Aptos’ 26-game regular season win streak against Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opponents with a stunning 52-42 upset on Friday night.
Aptos looking for right combo to return to CCS final
The Mariners, who return nine seniors on a team of 14, still pride themselves on passing — they set a season goal of passing a 2.0 — and they’re not afraid to hit the deck for digs. Hewitt leads a scrappy group of back row players that have set the tone early in the season. Sophomore Cam Dueck and freshman Peyton Dueck have both spent time at libero and will be called upon to continuously keep the team in games while the offense comes along.
New SCCAL commissioner banking on tradition, history in proposed rebuild
Over the last nine years as the head coach of the Cabrillo College baseball team, Bob Kittle has had numerous student-athletes from all over Santa Cruz County pour into his program.
Just last spring, Kittle had at least one player from all but one public school in the county on his roster. Bringing in the best of the best, and watching the talent and personalities from various backgrounds mesh into a powerhouse representation of the county has been one of his favorite aspects of the job.
“Santa Cruz County is unique,” Kittle said in a recent phone interview. “There’s a sense of pride in this county… It’s connected.”
