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Taray Winfrey lifts Cabrillo over Cañada on last-second layup | Local Roundup
Taray Winfrey dribbled the length of the court and made the game winning layup with 0.4 seconds left to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team prevail 81-80 over host Cañada in their nonconference finale Friday.
Rhazelle Gonzales pushes MVC girls past Stevenson with late layup | Local Roundup
Senior Rhazelle Gonzales made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds to go, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team beat Stevenson 24-23 in their PCAL game Thursday night.
Aptos girls soccer blanks Christopher for fifth shutout | Local Roundup
Scarlet Statler scored on a pass from Alexa Castaneda in the 54th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team knocked off visiting Christopher 1-0 in nonleague action Wednesday.
Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup
Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday.
2023 Sports Newsmaker of the Year | Nikki Hiltz, Autumn Hays, Soquel football share honor
Athletes throughout Santa Cruz County achieved some amazing feats in 2023. But the accomplishments of two athletes competing in individual sports, runner Nikki Hiltz and surfer Autumn Hays, as well as postseason performance turned in by Soquel High’s football team were too hefty to overlook.
Pat Spencer, Usman Garuba record double-doubles in Santa Cruz Warriors’ narrow loss | Local Roundup
Guard Pat Spencer and two-way center Usman Garuba each recorded double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell to Sioux Falls 105-102 in their NBA G League regular-season opener Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Mariner girls rout Palo Alto, move into Aptos Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup
Freshman Gabby Wickham made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat Palo Alto 50-17 in the opening round of the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
UCSC women’s basketball stuns previously unbeaten Hamilton | Local Roundup
Freshman forward Alexa Litchev made a pair of free throws with no time on the clock, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team stunned previously unbeaten Hamilton of New York 61-60 in the UCSC Christmas Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.
Soquel LB Justice Grauel-Tebong named Defensive MVP in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL football
Soquel High senior linebacker Justice Grauel-Tebong was named Defensive MVP in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division voting.
Cabrillo women’s basketball falls to Redwoods | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Jade Crum made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, but the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team lost 60-37 to visiting Redwoods on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz girls hand HMB its first basketball loss | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team held previously unbeaten Half Moon Bay to single digits in each quarter and prevailed 46-28 in nonleague action Friday in Santa Cruz.
Lester Quinones scores 37 in Santa Cruz’s G League win over South Bay | Local Roundup
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
Isaiah Ackerman named MVP as Mariners win Gilroy’s basketball tournament | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 26 points, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Monta Vista of Cupertino 67-45 to win the Gilroy Tournament on Saturday.
Santa Cruz blasts G League Ignite with record outing | Local Roundup
Two-way guard Lester Quinones led Santa Cruz in its highest-scoring outing in franchise history, as the Warriors trounced NBA G League Ignite, 153-118, at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, on Friday night.
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew to play in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
SLV boys basketball holds off St. Francis to open Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Junior Noah Steiger scored 15 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball team beat St Francis 63-59 in the first round of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
Lester Quinones scores 35 points in Warriors’ loss to Ontario | Local Roundup
Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.
SC surfers fair well at SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Four Santa Cruzans, John Mel, Shaun Burns, Adam Bartlett and Sam Coffey, advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, on Tuesday.
Cabrillo men’s basketball scores 100-plus again, reaches Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup
Darius Best scored 19 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Folsom Lake 102-72 in the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Saturday night.
Will Shilling scores 31, but Scotts Valley drops Dad’s Club opener; SC moves into semifinals | Local Roundup
Will Shilling scored 31 points for Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team, but the Falcons lost 79-71 to Santa Teresa in the teams’ first-round game at the Dad’s Club Tournament at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Soquel basketball sinks Soledad for first win | Local Roundup
Nico Ramirez scored 16 points, and the Soquel High boys basketball team beat Soledad 68-44 in nonleague play on Wednesday.
PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
SLV girls soccer opens season with win over St. Francis | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls soccer team opened the season with a 2-0 nonleague win over St. Francis in Felton on Monday.
County gets three top-10 finishes at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Santa Cruz County produced three top-10 finishers — Santa Cruz junior Eli Fitchen-Young, Scotts Valley senior Ashlynn Boothby, and Archbishop Mitty junior Evie Marheineke — at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.