Baseball
Aptos Season Record: (5-5, SCCAL 3-0)
Aptos 5 – Santa Cruz 0 (Mar 25, Hm)
Aptos 5 – Soquel 2 (Mar 21, Soq)
Aptos 4 – San Lorenzo Valley 3 (Mar 18, Hm)
Los Altos 4 – Aptos 1 (Mar 15, LA)
Aptos 15 – Caruthers 7 (Mar 14, Hm)
Softball
Aptos Season Record: (4-6, SCCAL 2-1)
Soquel 10 – Aptos 0 (Mar 25, Soq)
Aptos 10 – Santa Cruz 4 (Mar 20, Hm)
Aptos 8 – St. Francis 1 (Mar 18, SF)
Wilcox 1 – Aptos 0 (Mar 15)
Aptos 12 – Monta Vista 0 (Mar 15)
Live Oak 6 – Aptos 5 (Mar 13, Hm)
Boys Volleyball
Aptos Season Record: (4-4, SCCAL 2-1)
Pacific Collegiate def Aptos (25-22, 25-15, 25-17) (Mar 19, Hm)
Aptos def Mt Madonna (25-23, 30-32, 25-21, 25-21)
(Submitted by Sal LaCavera)
Aptos Scoring: Ben Dorfman 16 kills, 6 blocks; Cole Welle 14 kills, 3 blocks, 3 aces; Kolby Losik orchestrated a well rounded attack, with 36 assists and an ace. The defense of Bret Rodriguez, Kael Losik, Dean Mayne, and Tyler Krinkie made it happen.
Homestead def Aptos (25-21, 25-20, 25-16) (Mar 12, Hst)
Track & Field
(Submitted by Mark Dorfman)
Garlic Classic – Saturday March 22
Aptos Varsity Boys – Aptos finished 3rd out of 22 teams (Palma 1st – 87 pts, Santa Cruz 2nd – 80, Aptos 3rd – 52). Highlights (note: 1-6 place scores points): Patrick Olson – 2nd in 1600m (4:29.81), Michael Chavez – 3rd in 110mH (16.41) and 6th in 300mH (44.46), Zach Fisher – 2nd in 300mH (42.91) and 5th in 110mH (17.76), Brooks Nicholson – 3rd in TJ (40’7.5”) and 6th in HJ (6’0”), CJ Pisturino – 4th in TJ (40’1.5”) and 5th in LJ (18’6”), Dominic Rodriguez – 3rd in discus (125’2”) and 4th in SP (45’4”).
Aptos Varsity Girls – Aptos finished 4th (Santa Cruz 1st – 80, Christopher 2nd – 65, Scotts Valley 3rd – 50, Aptos 4th – 46). Highlights: Clare Peabody – 1st in the 1600m (5:06.08) and 2nd in 800m (2:18.80), Matti Peoples – 4th in 1600m (5:15.61) and 6th in 800m (2:26.65), Yulisa Abundis – 2nd in 3200m (11:16.43) and 5th in 1600m (5:18.06), Hayley Sakae – 6th in LJ (14’6.25”) and 6th in TJ (30’9.75”), Ashley Doherty – 2nd in discus (102’1”), Julia Dennis – 6th in 300mH (54.06).
Aptos frosh-soph girls – Team finished 1st (91 pts., Santa Catalina 2nd – 45 pts., Seaside 3rd – 39 pts). Highlights: Lauren Inman – 1st in the 100m (13.69), Jessie Rayburn – 2nd in the 400m (62.50), Annika McBride – 1st in the 3200m (11:50.03) and 2nd in 1600m (5:25.71), Olivia Quinn – 2nd in 3200m (11:53.05) and 3rd in 1600m (5:35.57), Brooke O’Brien – 3rd in 100mH (18.81), Angela Chmelicek – 3rd in SP (26’4”) and 2nd in discus (81’9”).
Aptos frosh-soph boys – Team finished 2nd (Soquel 1st – 63, Aptos 2nd – 46, Willow Glen 3rd – 42). Highlights: Cole Rothman – 1st in HJ (5’10”) and 2nd in 400m (54.56), Myles Remde – 2nd in PV (8’0), Nick Kolb – 1st in discus (114’0).
St. Francis Dual Meet – Friday March 20
Aptos Varsity Boys – Aptos won 121-9. Double winners – Dominic Rodriguez (SP – 44’3”, discus – 133’9”) and Fabian Chavez (100m – 11.6, and 200m – 24.2). Other winners – 4×100 relay (45.8), Jacob Niles – 1600m (4:55.3), Michael Chavez – 110mH (16.9), Patrick Hurley – 400m (56.2), Patrick Olson – 800m (2:04.2), Zach Fisher – 300mH (43.9), Josh Belle – 3200m (12:27.9), Cole Rothman – HJ (5’8”), Miles Remde – PV (8’0), CJ Pisturino – LJ (19’0), Brooks Nicholson – TJ (38’11.5”), and the 4×400 relay (3:55.3).
Aptos Varsity Girls – Aptos won 128-7. Double winners – Jessica Campos (200m – 28.8, 400m – 66.5), Makenna Mitchell (LJ – 15’1”, TJ – 30’3”), and Clare Peabody (800m – 2:22.6, 3200m – 13:40.6). Other winners – 4×100 relay (53.4), Yulisa Abundis – 1600m (5:17.3), Haley Wendt – 100mH (17.8), Analeece Julien – 100m (12.9), Brook O’Brien – 300mH (53.9), Julia Sampson – HJ (4’6”), Sara Scaletti – PV (98’6”), Ashley Doherty – SP (27’6”), Angela Chmelicek – discus (77’3”), and the 4×400 relay (4:42.9).
North Salinas Frosh Focus
Saturday – March 15
Aptos Frosh Girls – Competing against 18 other schools, won the event: 1st – Aptos (195 pts.), 2nd – NMC (68), 3rd – N. Salinas (55), 4th – Monte Vista (43), 5th – Alvarez (30). The Aptos girls scored more points than the next 4 teams combined. Highlights (all 1st place marks): 4×100 – 54.61 (Grace Bowman, Lauren Inman, McKenna Mitchell, Jessie Rayburn), 200m – Grace Bowman (28.75), 400m – Jessie Rayburn (65.67), 100mH – Brooke O’Brien, 300mH – Brooke O’Brien (56.09), 4×400 – 4:32.15 (Grace Bowman, Brooke O’Brien, Morgan Wheeler, Jessie Rayburn), PV – Morgan Wheeler (8’1”), LJ – Mckenns Mitchell (15’5”), TJ – Makenna Mitchell (32’2”).
Even though this was a frosh-only meet, these marks are some of the top marks in the SCCAL this year. This frosh girls class is very special. The girls went 2-3-6 in the 100m, 1-3-5-6 in the 200m, 1-4 in the 100mH, 1-2 in the 300mH, 1-2-3 in the PV, 1-2-3-6 in the LJ, and 1-2-4-5 in the TJ, and there were hundreds of competitors at the meet today. It’s a special group.
Harbor Dual Meet Thursday – March 13
Aptos Varsity Boys – Aptos won 117 – 14. Double winners for Aptos – CJ Pisturino (LJ – 18’8”, HJ – 5’8”), Dominic Rodriguez (SP – 43’5”, discus – 134’5”), Zach Fisher (110mH – 16.2, 300mH – 42.3). Other notable boys’ marks (all 1st place) for Aptos – Morgan Miller (1600m – 4:38.9), Patrick Olson (800m – 2:04.8), Cole Rothman (400m – 54.3). Harbor’s winner was Garrett McDade (200m – 26.5).
Aptos Varsity Girls – Aptos won 135 – 0. Double winners for Aptos – Natalie Wendt (100mH – 18.4, 300mH – 55.3), Ashley Doherty (SP – 28’6”, discus – 99’0). Other notable girls’ marks (all 1st place) – Amanda Hudson (HJ – 4’10”), Analeece Julien (100m – 12.9), Emma Crocker (200m – 28.1), Clare Peabody (800m – 2:22.2), Yulisa Abundis (1600m – 5:25.1), 4x100m relay – 53.3.