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Golden State Warriors sign Alex Toohey, Pat Spencer to two-way contracts | Local Roundup
The Golden State Warriors have signed 6-foot-8 Australian forward Alex Toohey, 21, and 6-3 guard Pat Spencer, 29, to two-way contracts, the team announced Monday.
Soquel boys water polo goes 2-0 in doubleheader | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a sweep in its nonleague doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights posted a 17-6 win over Carmel and 20-12 win over Leland of San Jose.
Soquel’s boys water polo team holds off Los Gatos | Local Roundup
Senior Stryder Stelck had five goals and steal, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team, ranked No. 5 in the Central Coast Section, held off No. 6 Los Gatos 9-7 in the teams’ nonleague match Friday.
Fast start, consistency help unbeaten Soquel roll past Salinas | High school football
Soquel High’s football team stunned Salinas last season en route to unseating the Cowboys as the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division champ.
Game of the week: Soquel muscles past Salinas
Soquel stretches its regular season winning streak to 13 after a 41-24 win over Salinas
Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn pace Scotts Valley past Santa Cruz in cross country action | Local Roundup
UCLA-committed Ava Decleve (15:06) held off teammate Hanna Shehorn (15:16) for the individual win, as they helped the Falcons earn a 22 to 39 win over Santa Cruz on the Falcons’ 2.59-mile course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
Bryan Bunker, Cabrillo men’s water polo pull away from Ohlone | Local Roundup
Bryan Bunker had a monster second half to help the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team knock off visiting Ohlone 20-16 in the teams’ Coast Conference match in Aptos on Wednesday.
Game of the Week: Cowboys seeking redemption against Soquel
Salinas is 25-1 on the road in Gabilan Division play since head football coach Steve Zenk took the job
Natalie Monroe makes season-high 27 kills as Santa Cruz volleyball sweeps Soquel | Local Roundup
UNLV-committed Natalie Monroe, a senior outside hitter, made a season-high 27 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat Soquel 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Cabrillo men, women earn soccer wins over Feather River | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Yoan Ponio had two goals and one assist, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team upset No. 1 state ranked Feather River 4-1 in the teams’ nonconference in Aptos on Monday.
Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advances to Round of 32 at World Surf League’s Super Girl Surf Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 4,000-point event in Oceanside on Saturday.
Soquel jumps ahead early, stomps Aptos at Cabrillo College | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team, ranked No. 4 in the Central Coast Section and No. 74 in the state, was intent on doing Soquel-esque things early and often in its latest rout.
Santa Cruz cancels football game against powerful McClymonds | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football program is in significantly better shape than it was at the outset of 2024, when then-first-year coach Sergio Escobar inherited an 0-10 squad that was held scoreless and forfeited four games.
Game of the week: Monterey, Palma square off in battle of unbeatens
Monterey will look to make it three straight wins over Palma when the two teams meet in a battle of unbeatens Friday at Rabobank
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball wins another five-setter in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team saw its match go down to the wire, yet again.
Big plays help MVC hold off Carlmont in shootout, 40-37 | High school football roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s football team was clinging to a five-point advantage in the fourth quarter, and the Mustangs needed an insurance score in a bad way against relentless host Carlmont.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to women’s 1,500 semifinals at World Athletics Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1,500-meter semifinals at 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
Saturday high school football: Soquel ends Carmel’s PCAL best winning streak
Carmel fails to score for the first time in 22 years, falling 49-0 to Soquel
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn run to titles at 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ava Decleve won the Senior Girls race at the 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale on Saturday. The UCLA-committed runner took first out of 50 athletes in 14:14.21.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball hands powerful Harbor first league loss since ’22 | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, three aces, and five blocks for Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team, as the Falcons beat two-time defending league champion Harbor in five sets, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20, 15-12, in Santa Cruz Coast Coast Athletic League play Thursday night.
Game of the Week: Carmel’s arrival in Gabilan starts with Soquel
Defending State D5 AA champion Carmel begins a new chapter in the Gabilan Division, hosting defending league champion Soquel
No. 4 CCS ranked St. Francis posts shutout in flag football win over crosstown foe Watsonville | Local Roundup
St. Francis High’s flag football team didn’t overlook crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday, and the Sharks secured another coveted win in commanding fashion, 32-0, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gavilan Division action Wednesday.
Scotts Valley volleyball rallies for five-set win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitters Rylee Giesen and Hayden Smith had big outings, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team recorded a reverse sweep in their 15-25, 17-25, 25-13, 27-25, 15-12, five-set win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Tuesday night.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.