Aptos duo awarded top honors for stellar play on the pitch | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Aptos High seniors Ivan Zavala and Daniel Lozano each were recognized as two of the top players in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League during the 2025-26 winter season.
The coaches within the league awarded Zavala as the Attacker of the Year for his offensive...
Father-daughter duo honored by league
Third-year Aptos head coach Stefan Hocom was named the SCCAL Coach of the Year. Photo by Tony Nunez
Ackerman’s dominance lead Aptos to CCS title
Top-seeded Aptos won its second Central Coast Section Division III crown in the last three years, and the Mariners made it look easy with a 58-37 redemption win over No. 2 South San Francisco on Feb. 23 at Palo Alto High.
MVC’s Zach Binder awarded Mission Division’s top offensive player | All-PCAL lacrosse
Monte Vista Christian senior Zach Binder was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division for the 2026 boys lacrosse season.
The standout Mustang finished with a total of 82 points (64 goals and 18 assists) during the...
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.
HS baseball: Aptos edged by Santa Cruz in season finale
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title wasn’t on the line, the Cardinals already had that wrapped up, but the Mariners were on a quest to spoil a perfect season in league play for their longtime adversary.
Mariners crowned SCCAL champion following undefeated season | High school softball
It took nearly a decade to get it done, but the Aptos High softball team is once again champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, bringing home a league crown for the first time since 2018.
They also became the first team to go...
Aptos eyes championship titles at SCCAL track and field finals
The Aptos High track and field programs will enter the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finals riding a perfect wave.
Both the boys and girls squads finished dual meet competition at 5-0, but now they have a chance at perfection with their sights set on...
Blankenship rejuvenated after record-setting season
Aptos head coach Randy Blankenship said he’ll try to take “a couple of weeks” off to soak in the Mariners’ historic 2018 season, which featured a win in the Central Coast Section Open Division III championship game and Santa Cruz County’s first California Interscholastic Federation NorCal bowl game berth.
Cabrillo determined to have bounce-back season | College football
The road to recovery hasn’t been easy for DeSean Gomez after a torn ACL injury sidelined him during his senior year at Aptos High two years ago.
But now the Cabrillo College freshman is back feeling healthier, and stronger, than ever.
“I hear a lot of...
