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Aptos girls soccer shuts out Soquel, repeats as SCCAL champion | Local Roundup
Izabella Hartnett and Anahi Macias each had a goal and an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Soquel 4-0 to repeat as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Thursday night.
Darius Best scores 26 points, helps No. 7 Cabrillo top Gavilan | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Darius Best scored 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat visiting Gavilan 84-73 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday night.
Aptos ends Santa Cruz’s bid for perfect SCCAL season | Boys basketball
With the final seconds ticking away, Santa Cruz High’s star forward Ben Dotten leaped above Aptos’ Ryan Solorio and Luke Garvey to gather a pass from teammate Demeke Smith on the wing.
Santa Cruz pulls away from Aptos, repeats as SCCAL champ | Girls basketball
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team played good defense, but it needed someone to step up on offense to gain some separation from feisty Aptos on Tuesday in a battle of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s top two teams.
Aptos’ unbeaten girls soccer team inches closer to SCCAL title repeat | Local Roundup
Alexa Castaneda had a goal and two assists to help Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 5-0 and stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
St. Francis girls basketball tops PV, remains unbeaten in Cypress Division | Local Roundup
Senior Aaliysah Gomez scored a game-high 17 points, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team topped visiting Pajaro Valley 49-23 to remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Monday.
Three county football players named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State teams | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County had three athletes garner Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football honors.
Aptos’ Lucas Zuniga, MVC’s Rykin Resureccion pin down wrestling titles | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior wrestler Lucas Zuniga won the heavyweight division title at the 59th annual Overfelt Classic at Overfelt High in San Jose on Saturday.
Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup
Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.
Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup
Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday night.
Watsonville beats St. Francis, stays in hunt in tight Mission Division race | Local Roundup
The Watsonville boys basketball team used a balanced attack to beat host St. Francis 60-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday night.
Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup
Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.
St. Francis boys soccer wins again, stays unbeaten in PCAL Santa Lucia Division | Local Roundup
Elias Garcia scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys soccer team beat Pacific Grove 2-0 to stay unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Monday.
PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup
Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.
UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup
Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.
Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup
Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.
MVC boys basketball beats RSJ, gains sole possession of Cypress lead | Local Roundup
Dominic Pierini made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team beat Rancho San Juan 56-40 to gain sole possession of the Cypress Division lead in Pacific Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.
Kendric Davis paces Santa Cruz in win over Long Island in MLK Day matinee | Local Roundup
Guard Kendric Davis scored a team-high 23 points and the Santa Cruz Warriors knocked off the Long Island Nets 98-90 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Monday.
Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
Ben Dotten scores 29 points to help SC slip past rival Aptos in overtime thriller | Boys basketball
Forget the records, height mismatches, and rankings. None of that means anything when rivals Santa Cruz High and Aptos square off on the basketball court.
Santa Cruz storms past Aptos behind complete outing | Girls basketball
Tiera O’Connor and Natalia Espinosa each made four 3-pointers, but Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team did most of its damage in the paint and steamrolled rival Aptos 68-35 on Friday in front a near capacity crowd.
Cabrillo basketball knocks off San Jose, sets big matchup against West Valley | Local Roundup
Clarence Martin scored a team-high 18 points, and the No. 8 state ranked Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past No. 12 San Jose City 73-67 in Aptos on Friday night.
Alexa Castaneda’s two goals help Aptos knock off host SLV | Local Roundup
Alexa Castaneda scored twice in the first half, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 in Felton on Thursday.
PCS, Pajaro Valley girls soccer teams play to PCAL Mission draw | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team and visiting Pajaro Valley played to a 1-all draw in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Wednesday.