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Santa Cruz’s Tiera O’Connor to continue basketball career at San Francisco State | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior guard Tiera O’Connor, who didn’t play for the Cardinals in the winter after helping lead the program to back-to-back Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, will continue her basketball and academic careers at NCAA Division II San Francisco State University.
Sofia Niklaus scores six goals as Scotts Valley girls lacrosse mauls Monterey | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had six goals and three assists, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team beat visiting Monterey 19-2 In Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Divison match on Tuesday.
Watsonville softball shut out by Alvarez in PCAL Gabilan action | Local Roundup
Mia Espinoza’s triple was one Watsonville High’s three hits in a 10-0, five-inning loss to Everett Alvarez in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan softball action Wednesday.
Santa Cruz baseball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Damos Deworken doubled, drew a walk, had two RBI, and scored twice in Santa Cruz High’s 8-3 win over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Friday.
Santa Cruz baseball slips past previously unbeaten Soquel in zany finish | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday.
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.
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.
Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.
Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup
Senior Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount Madonna had an incomplete squad in the tri-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet.
Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.
Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys cross country team is fast and still improving.
Elizabeth Penny helps Soquel’s girls water polo team double up on Aptos | Local Roundup
Sophomore Elizabeth Penny stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five assists, six steals, and four ejections drawn, and Soquel High’s girls water polo team started and finished strong in their 14-7 win over visiting Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Yoan Ponio lifts Cabrillo men’s soccer with second-half tally | Local Roundup
Yoan Ponio scored in the 65th minute, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat visiting Gavilan 1-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match on Tuesday.
Harbor volleyball rallies past Scotts Valley for five-set win | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division IV champion, held off Scotts Valley 13-25, 25-18, 17-25, 26-24, 15-11 in the teams’ league match Tuesday.
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.
Soquel girls lacrosse knocks off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Haylie Kennedy scored four goals and teammate Ashby Weeks scored three to help Soquel High girls lacrosse team beat Santa Cruz, 13-6, on Tuesday.
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.
Cabrillo earns split in softball doubleheader against Butte | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team earned a split in a nonconference doubleheader against visiting Butte, losing 8-6 and winning 9-1, on Tuesday.
SLV softball slips past Aptos in 10 innings | Local Roundup
Gracie Poston scored on an error in the 10th inning to lead San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team over Aptos 8-7 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
SJSU commit Langston Burkett strikes out 14 in SC’s narrow baseball win over SLV | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team scored twice in the first inning, and San Jose State committed pitcher Langston Burkett made the lead hold up in the Cardinals’ 2-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley on Monday.
Tosh Woods paces Aptos in track meet against SLV | Local Roundup
Senior Tosh Woods took first in the 100-meter run (11.46), long jump (19 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-8) and Aptos High’s track and field team took first in every event Thursday in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet against visiting San Lorenzo Valley.
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.
Santa Cruz tennis opens SCCAL play with sweep of SLV | Local Roundup
Che Castro, Jake Smith, Will Sommer and Julian Arulanantham earned singles wins, the Santa Cruz High’s boys tennis team opened the 2023 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season with a 7-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz boys water polo tops Soquel, posts perfect SCCAL season | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team closed the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a 10-4 win over rival Soquel to cap a perfect run through league play Thursday in Santa Cruz.
Scotts Valley girls tennis sweeps Harbor, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team won all seven matches in straight sets in a 7-0 sweep of Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.