Local Tennis Club’s Mixed Doubles Wins Championship
Congratulations to Imperial Courts Tennis Club of Aptos for their recent success at the United States Tennis Association’s Sectional Championship April 27 and 28 at Stanford University. Imperial’s 55+ 7.0
The Mixed Doubles team consists of Eddie Castro, Jeanell Martin-Wilkens, Joanna Goodman, Diane McGillin, Doug Pearson (Captain), Marda Cottle, Wing Soohoo, Nick Pavlina, Linda Amador, and Dave Campbell and went undefeated (9-0) in local Monterey Bay League play.
At the Sectionals, they defeated League and Sectional Bracket Champions from Almaden, Mountain View, Vallejo and Carmel Valley losing only to Vallejo 2-1 in the championship match. Imperial Courts is located at 2505 Cabrillo College Drive in Aptos.
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Aptos High School Boys Volleyball Team Wins Sacred Heart Tournament
The Aptos High School varsity boys volleyball team took first place in the Silver Division of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Irish Invitational Tournament in San Francisco Sat. April 27. They beat Eastside Prep of East Palo Alto, Watsonville High School and, in the championship game, Galileo Academy of San Francisco.
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Aptos Students Sign Letters of Intent for Sports Scholarships
In the administration conference room at Aptos High School on Wednesday May 15, three scholar-athletes signed their letters of intent. The students were Rita McCreesh who will be attending Puget Sound on a softball scholarship, Bryan Bucher committed to a baseball scholarship at Fresno Pacific, and Shannon Cotton parlayed her volleyball skills into a scholarship at Chico State. Family, school staff and media attended this once-in-a-lifetime event as these young people committed to the next phase of their athletic and educational life.
