El Capitan High School

Rodd Parker has been selected as the new Athletic Director for El Capitan High School. Parker is a local resident having graduated from Merced High School in 1988. He then attended Merced College and went on to Arizona State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education. Parker was a Teacher and Coach…

The Central California Conference (CCC) has a total of 23 competitive sports programs that high school boys and girls participate in during the school year.…

Lou Souza, El Capitan high school’s first Athletic Director has retired after 31 years as a teacher, coach and athletic director. Souza retired at the…

Merced city leaders on Monday honored the El Capitan Boys Track Team for winning this year’s San Joaquin Section Championships in Division III. Led by Senior Brian Matthews, Sophomore Naseem Hassaan, Sophomore Devine Petershey and Freshman Maurice McGauley, El Cap surged to success in the 100m, 200m, 400m and the 4 x 100m relays. Several of…

The City of Merced's Class of 2019 was warmly greeted by friends, family, and community members as they made their way to Merced High, Golden Valley, and El…

The Boys Tennis Team at El Capitan High School has accomplished a feat nobody thought would be possible only a few years ago. The school has only been…

The Merced High School Marching 100 hosted the 2019 Winter Guard International (WGI) - Fresno Regionals on campus last Saturday drawing in hundreds of young percussionists from marching bands in the region. The weekend competition was focused on percussion, and pulled together the best drumlins from all over the Golden State for a chance at…

The El Capitan Co-Ed Varsity Cheer Team just completed what is known as  a hat trick. For the third year in a row, they took home a First Place trophy at…

El Capitan High School freshman Water Polo player, Kendall Thomas, recently competed in the annual Olympic Development Program’s National Championship…

The El Capitan Coed Varsity Cheer team — the 2017 National Champions — competed last weekend in Anahiem at the 2018 USA Nationals Cheer Competition. The team competed against nine other top teams in their category which was one of the most exciting categories this year. El Capitan came in second place the first time in the…