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St. Francis boys soccer wins again, stays unbeaten in PCAL Santa Lucia Division | Local Roundup
Elias Garcia scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys soccer team beat Pacific Grove 2-0 to stay unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Monday.
Soquel LB Justice Grauel-Tebong named Defensive MVP in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL football
Soquel High senior linebacker Justice Grauel-Tebong was named Defensive MVP in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division voting.
Isaiah Ackerman named MVP as Mariners win Gilroy’s basketball tournament | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 26 points, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Monta Vista of Cupertino 67-45 to win the Gilroy Tournament on Saturday.
SLV boys basketball holds off St. Francis to open Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Junior Noah Steiger scored 15 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball team beat St Francis 63-59 in the first round of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
Local trio earns first-team honors | All-PCAL Girls Volleyball
Three local high school girls volleyball players, Watsonville’s Daisy Cornejo, Pacific Collegiate’s Jade Hausmann, and Pajaro Valley’s Kalia Maravilla, were honored as all-Pacific Coast Athletic League first-team selections.
MVC, PCS boys cross country teams earn titles at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School junior Justin McCullick (17:14.90) took first place and led the Mustangs to the team title at the PCAL Mission Division Championships on Saturday at Palo Corona Regional Park’s 5,000-meter course.
Falcons post another shutout to top Wildcatz | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team still has four games remaining in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division, but the Falcons continue to look like the title is their’s to lose.
Aptos annihilates Alvarez for second straight win | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football team produced one of its trademark Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League blowouts in its Pacific Coast Athletic League opener Saturday in front of 1,200-plus fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
MVC boys cross country team wins PCAL center meet | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore cross country runners Conor Gilliam and Gavin Beckmen finished second and third, respectively, at the PCAL Mission Center Meet No. 1 on Thursday. Watsonville junior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the first in the girls race.
Scotts Valley extends streak over rival SLV, improves to 3-0 | High school football roundup
The connection between Scotts Valley High quarterback Lucas Ringel and wide receiver Quinn Turowski was limited but eventful in the Falcons’ 35-13 nonleague win over rival San Lorenzo Valley on Saturday.
Limited-roster Santa Cruz cancels Friday’s game against rival Soquel | High school football
Santa Cruz High canceled this year’s varsity football game against rival Soquel on Wednesday.
MVC’s Joseph Keldsen named Mission Division MVP | All-PCAL baseball
Monte Vista Christian School baseball player Joseph “JoJo” Keldsen was an all-league first-team selection last season. He knew he was close to MVP material, but needed to work needed on his defense.
MVC trio named first-team all-Cypress Division | All-PCAL softball
Monte Vista Christian School had three softball players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Cypress Division first team following its wildly successful season.
Pajaro Valley junior Isaac Rojas named Player of the Year in Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys soccer
Pajaro Valley High junior Isaac Rojas was voted the Player of the Year in Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division by division coaches after he led the Grizzlies to the title and Central Coast Section Division I final.
MVC’s Alexa Malaspina named Mission Division’s Defensive POY | All-PCAL girls soccer
Monte Vista Christian School’s Alexa Malaspina, a junior goalie on the girls soccer team, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino a first-team selection in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL girls basketball
Watsonville High girls basketball standout Xitlali Montesino was a first-team selection in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
Santa Cruz senior Claire Thompson named MVP | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Santa Cruz High senior guard/forward Claire Thompson was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League by league coaches.
St. Francis junior guard Sam Braun named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior guard Sam Braun was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division after leading the Sharks’ boys basketball team to the title.
Cypress Division boys basketball leader St. Francis pushes win streak to seven games | Local Roundup
Junior Ibarra scored a team-high 14 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host North Salinas 63-45 on Wednesday to remain in first place in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play.
Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup
Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.
Lester Quinones scores 30 points in SC’s loss to Memphis | Local Roundup
Guard Lester Quinones had 30 points and 11 rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 129-122 to the Memphis Hustle, 129-122, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi, on Wednesday.
Sam Braun’s eighth 3-pointer lifts St. Francis over Greenfield | Local Roundup
Sam Braun made his season debut an unforgettable one, as St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host Greenfield 44-41 on Thursday night, one night after the Sharks’ game against Rancho San Juan was postponed due to inclement weather.
Weather forces cancellation of two Watsonville wrestling tournaments
Watsonville High was scheduled to host four wrestling tournaments from Thursday through Sunday. Two have been canceled due to inclement weather. The third annual Girls Manzanita Invitational on Thursday, and the dual-meet portion of the Apple Cider Classic on Friday have been canceled, Wildcatz wrestling coach Josh Castillo said Thursday morning. He’s hopeful that the […]
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.