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Soquel’s Braylon Noble named CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year | CCS Scholar-Athletes
Sports fans saw Braylon Noble shine on the football field, basketball court, and track this year. Behind the scenes, he was crushing it in the classroom. The Soquel High senior was named the 2023-24 Central Coast Section Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup
Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday.
Local talent showcased at 11th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games | Youth basketball
Some of the region’s top high school senior boys and girls, as well as the incoming class of freshmen boys, will be on display at the 11th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games on April 7 at Scotts Valley High.
Nash Horton helps St. Francis baseball knock off MVC | Local Roundup
Nash Horton had four of the St. Francis High baseball team’s 14 hits, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Monte Vista Christian 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Monday.
Scotts Valley breaks school, meet records at Firebird Relays | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team won three races and posted top-five finishes in four events at the Firebird Relays at Fremont High in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Mariners’ track and field teams crush the competition at Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Ben Dotten, Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman share MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys basketball
Hustle, desire and skill. It’s a beautiful thing to watch in high school basketball.
Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup
Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.
Two underclassmen share MVP honors | All-SCCAL girls basketball
The future looks bright for a pair of underclassmen basketball talents. Santa Cruz High junior Tiera O’Connor and Aptos freshman Gabby Wickham were named co-MVPs of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
St. Francis freshman Maya Calfee named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL girls basketball
Nice work, “Glasses.” St. Francis High freshman guard Maya Calfee, who opts to play basketball wearing her everyday spectacles instead of sturdier, less expensive goggles, said she heard the “glasses” reference often.
PCS’s Elias Golino named Santa Lucia Division MVP | All-PCAL boys basketball
Pacific Collegiate School basketball player Elias Golino was one of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s dominant players a year ago, but his goal of securing top honors during postseason accolades was derailed by a late season injury and a pair of late-season losses to Anzar.
Photos | Santa Cruz High basketball team falls in state finals
Santa Cruz High senior Demeke Smith looks on as Alemany receives its trophy after winning the CIF Division III Basketball State Championship in Sacramento on Friday.
Santa Cruz falls to Alemany in CIF D-III State Championship | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s basketball team dug itself a hole, but remained confident knowing that it has come back from deficits before. Bishop Alemany guard Jared Mims made sure the Cardinals didn’t in the teams’ biggest game of the season.
Streaking Cardinals aim to cap season with state title | Boys basketball
Talk is cheap, and action speaks volumes. In the case of Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team, action also adds pages to the history book.
Santa Cruz wraps up road trip with win over Austin | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors topped the Austin Spurs, 101-94, at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, to wrap up their five-game road trip with a 3-2 record on Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz survives relentless Bullard, wins D-III NorCal title | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s basketball team needed a spark in the CIF Division III NorCal Championship on Tuesday night, and an unlikely player provided it.
Santa Cruz Warriors post win over host Mexico City | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors cleaned up their sloppy play, and never trailed in a 117-100 win over the host Mexico City Capitanes in NBA G League action on Monday night.
Streaking Santa Cruz hosts bullish Bullard for D-III NorCal title | Boys basketball
Much to the delight of its large, vocal fan base, the streaking, No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High basketball team is peaking in the CIF Division III NorCal regional playoffs.
Santa Cruz shuts down Ygnacio Valley, advances to NorCal Championship | Boys basketball
Hunger is a powerful weapon in sports, especially when it’s a bunch of extremely skilled athletes who possess it.
SV wrestler Dom Parrish goes 2-0 at Pan Am Olympic Games Qualifier | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley native Dom Parrish (53 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg) and Amit Elor (68 kg) helped Team USA picked up three weight class quotas for the 2024 Olympic Games in women’s freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier on Thursday night.
Santa Cruz wallops West Park in second round of NorCal playoffs | Boys basketball
Throw out the seeds, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team expects a battle in each and every round of the CIF Division III NorCal Regional Playoffs.
Warriors get OT win over host Blue in NBA G League play | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors, playing their third overtime game in as many games, prevailed 121-116 over Oklahoma City Blue in front of 7,043 fans at Paycom Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Santa Cruz overcomes slow start, tops Head-Royce in NorCal opener | Boys basketball
No. 16 seed Head-Royce School’s boys basketball team provided a hearty challenge for favored Santa Cruz in the first round of the CIF Division III NorCal Regional playoffs Tuesday night. For the first half, anyway.
Solomon Tucker, Darius Best among Cabrillo’s all-conference honorees | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College sophomore forward Solomon Tucker was named the Coast Conference South Division’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year with West Valley guard Ariya Briscoe after a recent vote by conference coaches.
Cabrillo basketball team earns bye, second-round home game for playoffs | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team was seeded No. 7/8 for the CCCAA NorCal Regional Playoffs after posting the best regular-season record in school history under coach James Page.