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Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at SLO CAL Open Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Aptos’ fourth-year talent Nami Banks named MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Each and every match during the boys’ high school soccer season, senior Nami Banks did something special for Aptos, whether it made its way to the stat sheet or not.
Aptos midfielder Anahi Macias named Player of the Year | All-SCCAL girls soccer
Aptos High’s girls soccer team had several dominant offensive players on its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship team.
Aptos’ repeat champion boys soccer team closes regular season with eighth straight win | Local Roundup
Ivan Zavala scored twice and Nami Banks had a goal and an assist to help Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Soquel 3-0 in a make-up game to close Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup
A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.
SCCAL champion Mariners roll past Santa Cruz in girls soccer | Local Roundup
Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
St. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday.
Aptos girls soccer blanks Soquel, locks up third straight SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Marlene Zamora scored the decisive goal off a defender in the 29th minute, and Aptos High girls soccer team beat host Soquel 3-0 to secure its third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on coach Gina Castaneda’s 50th birthday.
Mission Division champion Grizzlies rally for win over Carmel in girls soccer | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.
Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.
Sharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division action | Local Roundup
Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.
Watsonville makes 14 3-pointers in win over Monte Vista Christian | Local Roundup
Max Aceves made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Watsonville High boys basketball team past Monte Vista Christian 81-55 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Friday.
Wildcatz remain in Gabilan Division title hunt with rout of Alvarez | Local Roundup
Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.
Lia Gularte’s hat trick helps Santa Cruz girls soccer beat SLV | Local Roundup
Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.
Golden State signs Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to two-way contract | Local Roundup
The Golden State Warriors announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to a two-way contract.
Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup
Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead next | Local Roundup
Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup
Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.
Aptos boys soccer begins title defense with win | Local Roundup
Josiah Siqueiros, Ivan Zavala, and Ricardo Ortiz scored, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team earned a 3-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener in Felton on Wednesday.
Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup
Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.