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Locals preparing for Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup
More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.
County athletes dominate special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High junior midfielder Sofia Niklaus was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division after leading a rebuilding Falcons girls lacrosse team to a surprising second-place finish behind champion Stevenson.
Santa Cruz boys volleyball earns No. 1 seed in CCS Open Division | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, it was announced at the seeding meeting Saturday.
Aptos boys tennis loses to Evergreen Valley in CCS Tournament | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys tennis team, co-champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with Scotts Valley, lost 5-2 to Evergreen Valley in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament in San Jose on Wednesday.
Cabrillo softball talent Kasydi Bennett named to all-state, all-conference teams | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College sophomore utility softball player Kasydi Bennett earned NFCA all-state team honors, and was named an all-Coast Conference first-team selection.
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.
Giancarlo Mendo’s three wins help Wildcatz win track meet | Local Roundup
Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events, and Watsonville High’s boys track and field team beat host North Monterey County 78-58 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division meet Wednesday.
Sofia Niklaus, Skylar Dufour pace SV girls lacrosse past MVC | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had four goals and two assists, and the Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team beat host Monte Vista Christian 8-5 on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
County players sweep special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Santa Cruz County girls lacrosse teams earned a sweep of top individual honors during all-Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division voting.
MVC girls lacrosse holds head high after loss in its CCS debut
Menlo-Atherton High’s girls lacrosse team took its lumps in finishing tied for fifth place in the West Bay Athletic League, the toughest league in the Central Coast Section.
James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup
Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.
SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.
UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.
SC surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel advance in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey and John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a 3,000-point Qualifying Series event in Huntington Beach.
Cabrillo softball team upsets No. 4 state ranked MPC | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team used a three-run fourth inning to rally past No. 4 state ranked Monterey Peninsula College 3-2 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.
SC surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro on Thursday at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.
St. Francis’ Diego Ramirez named PCAL Scholar-Athlete Award winner | Local Roundup
St. Francis High’s Diego Ramirez and Jayna Schalesky of Rancho San Juan were announced Thursday as the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s 2023 Central Coast Section Scholar-Athlete Award winners.
Harbor girls beach volleyball beats Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Three of five matches were decided by a third set, as Harbor High’s girls beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 4-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
SC guard Moses Moody scores 25 in loss to Squadron | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors’ bid to make the NBA G League playoff took a disappointing hit Tuesday morning, when they suffered a 127-112 loss to the Birmingham Squadron, which entered with the worst record in the league.
Mason Borrego, Micah Cervantes help St. Francis baseball knock off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Mason Borrego had three hits, an RBI, and scored twice, and St. Francis High’s baseball team, the defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion, opened its season with a 7-1 nonleague win over host Scotts Valley on Friday.