The Aptos High ladies’ soccer staff captured their fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship banner following a 5-0 crushing win in opposition to Harbor High on Thursday night time.
Isabella Hartnett pulled off the hat trick, giving her 22 targets on the season, whereas teammates Ava Marquez and Aubrie Ford every added one objective on Senior Night for Aptos.
Ford added a pair of assists, whereas teammate Emilie Santiago additionally completed with two assists. Goalkeeper Tayanna Bonilla had one save for Aptos, which capped off the 2025-26 common season with a 10-0 document in SCCAL play.
“Great team performance and a special night celebrating our seniors,” Aptos head coach Gina Castañeda mentioned.
Next up, the Mariners await for the Central Coast Section seeding assembly on Feb. 19. The quarterfinals start Feb. 21.
Boys soccer
At Aptos 5, Scotts Valley 0: Aptos’ Josiah Siqueiros had a pair of targets within the Mariners’ shutout win over the Falcons in SCCAL play Wednesday night time.
Haziel Parra, Julian Torres and Damian Garcia every added one objective for Aptos, which improved to 5-1-2 in league play this season.
Isaiah Acevedo added a pair of assists, whereas Torres, Zavala and River Cook every recorded one help.
“The team continues to improve and capitalize out of the opponents mistakes,” Aptos head coach Roberto Zúñiga mentioned. “I’m happy with our results and look forward to our next match.”
Next up, Aptos (11-2-3, 5-1-2) performs at Harbor in SCCAL motion Friday at 7pm.
Boys basketball
Mustangs knocked out of league title race: Monte Vista Christian junior guard Matteo Vidal completed with a game-best 17 factors however it wasn’t sufficient because the Mustangs fell to Soledad, 60-53, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division motion Monday night time.
With the loss, MVC dropped to 10-3 in league play and are not in rivalry for the Cypress Division crown.
The Mustangs bounced again two days later in a 69-56 win in opposition to Greenfield in league play Wednesday night time. Senior Jeremy Silver had a game-best 24 factors for MVC, whereas teammate senior Go Kamishita added 19 factors.
MVC (17-6, 10-3) will host North Salinas in Cypress Division play for Senior Night on Friday at 7pm.
Sharks win fifth straight: St. Francis senior Robert Gomez Jr. completed with 23 factors, together with 5 3-pointers because the Sharks defeated Hollister, 57-55, in PCAL Mission Division play Thursday night time.
Gomez added 5 assists, whereas teammate Tahj Ibrahim recorded a double-double with 10 factors and 14 rebounds for the Sharks, who improved to 8-4 in league play this season. .
Senior ahead Jacob Jimenez added eight factors and 7 rebounds for St. Francis—winners of 5 straight. They closed out the common season with a 13-10 general document.
Girls basketball
Mariners advance to SCCAL title sport: Isa Alvarez exploded for 35 factors to assist elevate No. 3 seed Aptos previous No. 2 Santa Cruz, 59-37, within the SCCAL Tournament semifinals on Wednesday night time.
Teammate Evie Francis added 13 factors, whereas Emi Gansauer-Pilcher contributed eight factors.
Aptos (15-11, 6-4) performs top-seeded Scotts Valley (23-1, 10-0) within the championship sport at Cabrillo College on Saturday at 5pm.
Grizzlies hold league title hunt alive: Senior Monique Ayala had a game-best 16 factors to assist Pajaro Valley slip previous Greenfield for a 42-40 victory in PCAL Cypress Division play Wednesday night time.
Teammate senior Olivia Contreras had 14 factors, whereas teammate sophomore Elizabeth Zamora added eight factors for the Grizzlies, who improved to 11-2 in league play this season.
With the win, PV is at present tied with Pacific Collegiate for first place within the division standings.
Zamora completed with a game-best 14 factors because the Grizzlies defeated Marina, 49-26 in league play Monday night time.
Karley Alvarado contributed 12 factors for PV (15-7, 11-2), which performs at North Salinas (12-11, 9-4) in Cypress Division play Friday at 7pm.
St. Francis 51, at Carmel 38: Sophomore guard Liliana Whitmeyer went off for 31 factors within the Sharks’ victory over the Padres in PCAL Mission Division play Thursday night time.
Whitmeyer added eight rebounds, two assists, three steals and 4 blocks, whereas teammate freshman Kaylie Lopez contributed 10 factors and 5 rebounds.
St. Francis (11-11, 7-5) will host Anzar (11-9, 8-4) in nonleague play within the groups’ common season finale Feb. 17 at 6pm.
At Soledad 53, Watsonville 44: Leilani Yasin recorded a double-double with 14 factors and 16 rebounds within the Wildcatz’s loss to the Aztecs in PCAL Gabilan Division play Wednesday night time.
Yasin added three assists, whereas teammate senior Stephanie Martinez completed with 11 factors, six rebounds and 4 steals.
Itzury Vazquez contributed 11 factors for Watsonville (11-12, 6-7), which hosts Stevenson (11-12, 5-8) in league play Friday at 7pm.
High college wrestling
Aptos boys wins SCCAL Tournament: After trailing 13-8 late within the match, Aptos’ Johnny Stoner battled his method again to pin Scotts Valley senior Micaiah Trujillo to seize the 144-pound title on the SCCAL Wrestling Championships on Feb. 6.
The Mariners captured the staff title with a rating of 160.5 factors, adopted by Santa Cruz (125) in second, Scotts Valley (94.5) in third, Soquel (88.5) in fourth, Harbor (73.5) in fifth and San Lorenzo Valley (67.5) in sixth place.
Next up, the Central Coast Section Southern Regionals event at Watsonville High on Feb. 14. The high eight wrestlers in every weight division advance to the Masters Finals, additionally in Watsonville on Feb. 21.
Aptos’ Dominic Cabot practically went the gap earlier than he pinned Levi Larsen of Soquel to win the 120-pound finals.
Cruz Contreras beat Noah Hart of Harbor by way of fall to say the 132-pound title for Aptos, whereas teammate Cole Moules pinned Amadeo Dorsey of Santa Cruz to win the 165-pound title.
Aptos’ Preston Carvalho decisively received, 15-5, in opposition to Max Quale of Santa Cruz within the 150-pound championship bout.
Scotts Valley freshman Gio Vignato had the most important upset of the night with a shocking victory over Jack Moreno of Aptos within the 106-pound finals.
Vignato was trailing, 13-3, late within the match when he flipped the script and had Moreno on his again for the pin.
Aptos’ Bryson Silva fell to Scotts Valley freshman Carson Solbes within the 113-pound championship bout in an in depth 6-2 choice.
In the 138-pound finals, Aptos’ Alfred Cabot misplaced, 15-6, in a serious choice to Kameron Mountain of Soquel.
On the women aspect, Aptos Isabella Cruz was pinned by Julia Fodor-Weir of Santa Cruz within the 105-pound weight division finals, whereas Mariner teammate Nyssa Fagin fell to Onyx Escobar of Santa Cruz within the 140-pound championship.
‘Catz trio advances to CCS Regionals: Watsonville’s Angel Barragan, Mark Flores-Ortiz and Kaiden Peña every superior to Saturday’s CCS Southern Regionals event at Watsonville High.
Barragan took third place within the 165-pound division, whereas Flores-Ortiz (150lbs) positioned fourth within the 150-pound weight class. Peña completed sixth within the 144-pound division.