Pajaro Valley HIgh’s flag football team rallied in the second half to stun host Watsonville 21-13 in a battle of unbeaten crosstown foes in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play on Monday.
Watsonville High senior forward Diego Guillen was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Mission Division during 2025-26 All-Pacific Coast Athletic League boys soccer voting.
Santa Cruz County advanced three high school boys soccer teams — up one from last season with the re-emergence of Watsonville — for the 2026 Central Coast Section playoffs.
Alvarez earns the No. 1 seed in the CCS Division I boys’ soccer playoffs; Salinas and Monterey are No. 3 seeds in their respective divisions in girls’ soccer
Harbor High’s boys soccer team took another step toward winning its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years by beating host Soquel 2-0 on Monday night in a make-up game.
Sophomore Liliana Whitmeyer scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team pulled away from visiting San Lorenzo Valley 47-33 in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.
Junior forward Kat Buckley had 25 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to lead the Pacific Collegiate School girls basketball team past host Soquel 39-18 in nonleague action Monday.
Pajaro Valley High’s Valeria Acosta and teammate Scarlet Gomez had a special chemistry on the soccer pitch, and both were recognized for their stellar performances in 2024-25 by earning special honors during All-Pacific Coast Athletic League voting.
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat visiting North Salinas 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division on a rainy Thursday.
Haziel Parra scored on a pass from Nicolas Topete 45 seconds in, and the Mariners’ boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 4-1 on Friday to maintain its slim lead in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.
Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.
Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.
Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.
Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.
Junior midfielder Mathea Marcucci scored in the 60th and 78 minutes, and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team shut out host Harbor 2-0 in nonleague action Tuesday.
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams drained a 3-pointer to put Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team ahead by five points with a minute left and the unbeaten Falcons held on to beat Pioneer of San Jose 42-41 in Sunnyvale on Thursday.
Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.