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Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advances from opening round in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advanced from his opening heat at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a Junior Tour 1,000-point event, on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Four county wrestlers win tournament titles | Local Roundup
Aptos High sophomore wrestler Dominic Cabot, senior teammate Lucas Zuniga, and San Lorenzo Valley senior Grady Cloyd took first place in their respective weight classes at the 60th Overfelt Classic in San Jose on Saturday. … St. Francis senior Johnny Croghan took first at the 61st Jim Root Memorial in Saratoga.
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.
High School boys’ basketball: Carmel exhibiting patience in its development
With half the team back on the hardwood after an extended football season, Carmel is chasing another milestone season in basketball.
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.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
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.
St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.
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.
High School boys basketball: Toreadores embrace target on their backs
Defending State Division IV boys basketball champion Monterey has jumped out to a 10-2 overall start this season
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.
Isabella Hartnett scores twice as Mariners cruise to 6-0 win over Christopher | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat Christopher 6–0 in their nonleague match in Gilroy on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
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.
Scotts Valley’s defense stymies St. Francis in nonleague win | Girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team, which returns every player from last year’s team, believes it will compete with favorites Santa Cruz and Aptos for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title this season.
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.
Short-handed Harbor boys basketball team stumbles against Greenfield | Local Roundup
Junior center Will Roden scored a team-high 12 points, but the short-handed and youth-laden Harbor High boys basketball team suffered a 71-44 nonleague loss to visiting Greenfield on Thursday.
Aptos girls soccer team storms past Mountain View | Local Roundup
Emily Santiago scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored four unanswered goals to rally for a 5-2 nonleague win over visiting Mountain View on Tuesday.