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Friends, colleagues, pupils of Khalid Al-Rasheed to celebrate late soccer coach
Dozens of friends, colleagues, and pupils of Khalid Al-Rasheed, 65, are set to gather this weekend and celebrate the iconic soccer player and coach, who died March 6 while in Boston to receive medical treatment.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young continues to amaze with another record run | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High star senior runner Eli Fitchen-Young broke another school record in as many weeks.
Jason Graff throws one-hitter to help Santa Cruz win SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Jason Graff threw a complete-game one hitter, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team beat Harbor 5-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday.
SLV softball edges Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Cheyenne Owen had two hits, including a solo home run, and the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team edged visiting Soquel 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Thursday.
12th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games take place Sunday at Scotts Valley
Some of the area’s top senior boys and girls hoopsters, as well as the 2025-26 incoming class of freshmen boys, will compete at the 12th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games at Scotts Valley High on Sunday.
High School basketball: Central Coast all-star rosters
Rosters for the 12th annual Reggie Stephens Foundation Central Coast All-Star high school basketball game
Scotts Valley’s baseball team earns walk-off win over Santa Teresa | Local Roundup
Senior Kaleb Wing struck out nine batters over 4 2/3 and scoreless innings, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team earned a 2-1 walk-off win over visiting Santa Teresa in nonleague action Tuesday.
Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman, Santa Cruz’s DeMarco Hunter share MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys basketball
Two uber talented and versatile high school athletes in Santa Cruz County were sensational for the duration of the 2024-25 boys basketball season.
Scotts Valley’s Brooklyn Williams, Samantha Rebbert share MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team swept the competition en route to a perfect campaign in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season.
UC Santa Cruz’s Eric Anderson, Elena Stanciu post top-10 finishes at D-III Indoor Track and Field Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz’s Eric Anderson and Elena Stanciu posted top-10 finishes at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Nazareth University in Rochester, New York, on Saturday.
High school track and field fans treated to stellar showings at Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions II
Aptos seniors Logan Brantley and Casey MacConnell each won two individual events, and the Mariners’ boys track and field team won eight total at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions II at Harbor High on Saturday.
UC Santa Cruz track talents Eric Anderson, Elena Stanciu advance to finals at D-III Indoor Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz’s Eric Anderson and Elena Stanciu advanced from the prelims to the finals on the opening day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Nazareth University in Rochester, New York, on Friday.
Cabrillo baseball team picks up first win in conference | Local Roundup
Adrian Castaneda, Carlos Cruz, Oscar Knapp and Diego Grabiel each had three hits, and the Cabrillo College baseball team beat host Hartnell 14-8 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division win Thursday.
Jaxson Hoye has stellar outing in Harbor’s baseball win over Thomas More | Local Roundup
Jaxson Hoye was dominant on the mound, and Harbor High’s baseball team shut out visiting Thomas More of San Jose, 5-0, in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.
Santa Cruz edged by Wisconsin ahead of Sunday’s Chase Center game | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz saw Wisconsin’s Stephen Thompson make a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and the Warriors were edged by the Herd, 112-110, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Soquel girls soccer team sees historic postseason run end in D-IV NorCal semis
Soquel High’s girls soccer team saw its historic postseason run come to a close on Thursday night, when the Knights suffered a 3-0 loss to Sacred Heart Prep of Atherton in the CIF Division IV NorCal Regional semifinals.
MVC baseball moves to 5-0 with rout of North Salinas | Local Roundup
Sophomore Evan Vessey had three hits, three RBI and scored a run, and Monte Vista Christian School’s baseball team beat visiting North Salinas 12-2 in the teams’ five inning nonleague game Tuesday.
Soquel adds to historic postseason with first NorCal Regional win | Girls soccer
Momentum is a thing of beauty.
Three days after Soquel High’s girls soccer team won the program’s first Central Coast Section title, the Knights found themselves battling for their postseason lives in the CIF Division IV NorCal Regional playoffs on Tuesday.
Cabrillo basketball talents Dai’shaun Buie, Walzel Evans earn multiple all-conference honors | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College basketball talents Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans earned All-Coast Conference South Division first-team honors.
Harbor volleyball talent Sabine Kemos commits to NCAA D-III C-M-S | Local Roundup
Harbor High volleyball talent Sabine Kemos announced on social media that she will continue her athletic career at NCAA Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps while studying at Claremont McKenna College.
SC Warriors lose to Memphis in NBA G League battle | Local Roundup
Guard Yuri Collins recorded his 10th double-double of the season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 125-117 to Memphis in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Soquel wins PK shootout to claim program’s first CCS title | Girls soccer
Soquel High junior defender Haily Betterman found out she’d see her first game action of the season at goalie after the No. 5 seed Knights girls soccer team battled No. 2 Christopher of Gilroy over 80 physically grueling minutes of scoreless regulation and two, 10-minute overtimes, also scoreless.
SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup
A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
Soquel girls soccer team stuns No. 1 seed Fremont, advances to CCS D-IV final
To be the best, you have to beat the best. Soquel High’s girls soccer team, despite having leading scorer Isis Tumason sidelined by a season ending knee injury sustained in the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs four days ago, appears intent on proving itself as such.
Aptos beats Pioneer; set to host defending D-III champ SHC in semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
Senior guard Nick Tovani had 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, and three assists, and the No. 1 seed Aptos High boys basketball team beat the No. 8 Pioneer 57-41 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday.