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Two locals honored on all-league second team | PCAL boys volleyball
Pacific Collegiate School senior outside hitter Nolan Crane was a second-team selection in voting for the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division boys volleyball team, and Pajaro Valley junior libero Cin Chavez was a second-team selection in the Mission Division.
SC surfer Nat Young ties for 17th in Challenger Series opener | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young tied for 17th place and earned 1,900 points at the World Surf League’s Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series in Queensland, Australia.
James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup
Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.
Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup
Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.
UCSC men’s volleyball ousted in first round of NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team was eliminated by defending national champion Carthage, 25-21, 28-30, 25-21, 25-20 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday.
Rosters released for 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games
The Reggie Stephens Foundation’s 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games will be held May 7 at Scotts Valley High.
Locals showcase talent at Soquel Invitational | High school track and field
Four female athletes from Santa Cruz County — SLV seniors Colleen Murata and Mia Hamilton, Aptos junior Ella Shoemaker, and Mariners senior Lena Manchester — posted top-three finishes in three individual events at the 26-team Soquel Invitational at Soquel High on Saturday.
Aptos favored with Gabe Gaeckle on mound | High school baseball preview
Even with three other college-bound pitchers on the Aptos High baseball team’s stacked pitching staff last season, Gabe Gaeckle stood out.
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.
More than 4,000 runners turn out for She.Is.Beautiful races | Local Roundup
More than 4,000 runners competed in the 13th annual She.is.beautiful Santa Cruz 5k and 10k races on Saturday.
UCSC basketball talent Kaylee Murphy repeats as All-American | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy was named an NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.
Soquel, SLV ready to battle for SCCAL title after sharing crown in ’22 | High school softball preview
Nevaeh Martinez is taking on a new role for Soquel High and leading a team loaded with new faces. San Lorenzo Valley’s Amelia Sizemore, meanwhile, heads a largely intact squad with four All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League first-team selections returning, counting herself.
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.
UCSC’s Shea Wissler qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior Shea Wissler qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships with his first-place finish in the heptathlon at the Midwest Qualifier at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Saturday.
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.
Slow start dooms Grizzlies in D-I final loss to powerhouse Bellarmine | CCS boys soccer
Nerves got to Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team in its biggest game of the season Saturday.
No. 7 Pajaro Valley pulls another upset; will face Bellarmine in D-I final | CCS boys soccer
The moment wasn’t too big for senior Carlos Mata, nor was it for the No. 7 seed Pajaro Valley High boys soccer team.
Aptos girls seeded No. 1 for first time since 2001 | CCS soccer
Aptos High’s girls soccer team earned its first No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2001 on Thursday at the seeding meeting. Now, the Mariners will attempt to make that seed hold up.
Pajaro Valley clinches Cypress Division boys soccer title in final match | Local Roundup
It came down to the final game of the regular-season, but Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team secured the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 4-1 win over host North Monterey County on Tuesday night.
11 local girls, 15 boys advance from CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
Scotts Valley High junior wrestlers Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky won titles and 11 local girls advanced from the Central Coast Section Southern Regional at Watsonville High on Saturday to next weekend’s Masters Championships.
Elias Golino, PCS pull away from Anthony Toriz-led Ceiba | Local Roundup
Two of the top boys basketball scorers in Central Coast Section, Ceiba’s Anthony Toriz and Pacific Collegiate School’s Elias Golino, squared off again Friday at Gateway School in Santa Cruz on Friday night. And neither did anything to disappoint.
Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
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.
PV boys soccer edges Rancho San Juan on PK in stoppage time | Local Roundup
Kristof Garcia scored on a pair of penalty kicks, including the winner in stoppage time, as Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team, the leader in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division, edged second-place Rancho San Juan 3-2 on Monday.