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Locals preparing for Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup
More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.
High School football: Central Coast all-star game rosters
Players selected to the Central Coast High School All-Star football game
Mosiah Cumberbatch, Guerande Houssin help Santa Cruz slip past Soquel in overtime | Local Roundup
Senior guard Mosiah Cumberbatch scored a season-high 19 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team needed everyone of them to knock off relentless Soquel 58-54 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League overtime thriller Friday night.
St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup
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.
Aptos boys soccer begins title defense with win | Local Roundup
Josiah Siqueiros, Ivan Zavala, and Ricardo Ortiz scored, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team earned a 3-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener in Felton on Wednesday.
Hanna Shehorn helps Scotts Valley storm past Aptos in SCCAL opener | Girls basketball roundup
Sophomore Hanna Shehorn made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 18 points, and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team knocked off host Aptos 46-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.
Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup
Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Max Aceves scores 27 in Wildcatz’s win over MVC | Local Roundup
Max Aceves scored 27 points, and Watsonville High’s boys basketball team beat Monte Vista Christian 86-67 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Monday.
Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup
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.
Max Aceves scores 21, as Watsonville blows past Stevenson on basketball court | Local Roundup
Max Aceves scored a team-high 21 points, and the Watsonville High boys basketball team beat visiting Stevenson 73-42 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Thursday.
Nareni Carre Martinez scores twice in Cardinals’ win over PCS | Local Roundup
Sophomore Nareni Carre Martinez scored twice for Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team, and the Cardinals edged crosstown foe Pacific Collegiate 2-1 in the teams’ physical nonleague match Wednesday.
St. Francis boys basketball team makes 21 3-pointers, produces 90-plus points for third time | Local Roundup
Robert Gomez made seven of St. Francis High’s 21 3-pointers to help the Sharks’ boys basketball team roll past King City 91-43 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener in Watsonville on Monday.
Girlz N The Hoodies: Santa Cruz basketball team wins Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Hollywood | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team produced a Hollywood finish at the Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.
SLV’s Grady Cloyd, Gabriel Atatta win Apple Cider Classic titles in Watsonville | Boys wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High’s wrestling team produced three finalists and two champions at the Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Five Warriors record double-doubles in NBA G League win over Sioux Falls | Local Roundup
The unbeaten Santa Cruz Warriors had five players record double-doubles and beat the Sioux Falls Skyforce 110-96 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Friday.
Whelan and dealing: Soquel junior QB among four county athletes who receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Quarterback Sam Whelan helped the Soquel High’s football team win the CIF Division 4AA state title as a sophomore in 2023. For an encore, he accomplished an equally impressive feat: He helped the Knights become the first team from Santa Cruz County to go unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
Sophomore Maya Calfee lifts St. Francis with tightly defended buzzer beater | Local Roundup
St. Francis High sophomore Maya Calfee made the game-winning jump shot as time expired, and the Sharks girls basketball team stunned Monterey 42-41 for the consolation championship at the Lady Sharks Shootout in Watsonville on Monday.
Pajaro Valley’s Olivia Contreras, Aaliyah Chavez earn special honors | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Pajaro Valley High had two girls volleyball players receive special honors during all-league voting after the Grizzlies (17-10, 12-0) took first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division.
Aptos beats Half Moon Bay to win Aptos/SC Warriors Invitational for first time in 11 tries | High school basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team has pieced together three-game win streaks during preseason play often over the years, but none like it compiled over the past three days at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the NBA G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors.
Aptos’ Cruz Contreras takes second at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | High school wrestling roundup
Aptos High’s Cruz Contreras (132 pounds) took second place in his weight division at the 60-team Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
Aptos upsets Los Gatos in OT thriller, advances to tournament championship at KP Arena | High school basketball roundup
Senior guard/forward Isaiah Ackerman scored six points in overtime, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team earned its biggest win on the young season to advance from the semifinals at the 11th Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.
Cabrillo football standouts Michael Thomas, Tosin Alade named all-conference and all-state | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College had five football players named all-Golden Coast Conference. Two of them, defensive lineman Michael Thomas and linebacker Tosin Alade were also first-team defensive selections on the All-State Region II team.
Valeria Acosta ties goals record as Pajaro Valley beats Watsonville on soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Senior forward/midfielder Valeria Acosta scored three goals to tie Pajaro Valley’s career scoring record, and the Grizzlies’ girls soccer team beat crosstown foe Watsonville 4-0 in nonleague action Saturday.
Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s girls soccer team received goals from three players and beat host Monte Vista Christian 3-0 in nonleague action on Friday.
Wildcatz, Mariners play to scoreless draw on soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Watsonville High and host Aptos played to a scoreless tie in nonleague boys soccer action on Wednesday night.